Monday marks the fourth anniversary of the violent events of Jan. 6, 2021 -- a day President-elect Donald Trump has continually tried to recast as a "day of love."

Summary

On the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack, Donald Trump continued to downplay the violence, calling it a “day of love” and pledging to pardon many convicted rioters.

Trump reiterated false claims about the 2020 election and criticized Mike Pence for certifying results.

President Biden countered in an op-ed, emphasizing the importance of preserving the truth about Jan. 6 as a violent assault on democracy.

Over 1,600 individuals have faced charges for the riot, with 608 charged for attacking law enforcement.

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    17 days ago

    America is about to have an anti-democratic felon rapist who tries to rewrite history as its leader.

    I think everyone should stop and take a moment to grasp where we are as a nation, but we all know the people that really need to do that, won’t.

    Honestly, I don’t see anything but decline for this country in our lifetimes. Americans simply aren’t up to the task of responsibly maintaining a democracy. It’s truly shameful.

  • meep_launcher@lemm.ee
    2·
    18 days ago

    Odds are in 100 years it will be remembered as a day of love, and anyone who said different is dead and forgotten.

    Victors write history.

    • thefartographer@lemm.ee
      7·
      18 days ago

      Ah yes, it was truly a real-life Ultimate Orgy. It was cool when Godzilla, Batman, and Shaq were all doing it, but only because they’re fictitious characters. Once real people like Aaron Carter started showing up, I was like “This day of love has gone wrong!”

      And then there was the part where everyone else stormed the Capitol. But Trump couldn’t be talking about that fiasco/attempted-coup. Only a liar of epic proportions would associate that part with love. He was obviously talking about the rampant steamy sex.

        • thefartographer@lemm.ee
          3·
          18 days ago

          Dear God, please forgive me for this correction I’m about to submit…

          Aaron Carter was there to fellate Shaq (who had just completed copulation with Godzilla) in the back of the Batmobile before being presented and tapped by Abraham Lincoln’s testicles, who retrieved a 9" oscillating personal pleasure device from his hat before orally pleasuring Batman.

          The Ultimate Orgy is a non-stop rollercoaster of exposition and “yes and.” I cannot recommend that anyone watch the video, but I also won’t judge anyone who enjoys it, myself included.