Rep. Jamie Raskin Chokes up as He Details Experience During Capitol Riots

ijr.com ^ | February 9, 2021 | Savannah Rychcik

[lowbridge]

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) became emotional during former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial while recounting his experience during the riots at the U.S. Capitol.

He recalled hearing “pounding on the door like a battering ram” and remembered it as “the most haunting sound” he has ever heard.

Raskin reflected on the moment he apologized to his daughter and told her it would not be the same when she returned to the Capitol.

“I told her how sorry I was and I promised her that it would not be like this again the next time she came back to the Capitol with me,” he said.

Raskin turned emotional and continued, “You know what she said, she said, ‘Dad, I don’t want to come back to the Capitol.’ Of all the terrible brutal things I saw and I heard on that day, and since then, that one hit me the hardest.”

He explained, “That, and watching someone use an American flagpole, the flag still on it, to spear and pummel one of our police officers ruthlessly, mercilessly. Tortured by a pole with a flag on it that he was defending with his very life.”

Raskin noted the injuries police officers suffered during the riots including brain damage, gouged eyes, a heart attack, and the loss of fingers. He also said two officers have taken their own lives since that day.

[bray]

Did he mention they were all antifa and BLM?

[EEGator]

What a fag.

[lgjhn23]

Auditioning for a Hollywood role, I presume. /s

[chopperk]

He choked up is because his shorts were too tight.

[realcleanguy]

So sad. These people would have surrendered to the British if this had been 1776. Wimps

[joshua c]

Jaime didnt get choked up when the citizens on main street were being attacked by Antifa/BLM.

[RBW in PA]

And this would be our leadership during a war.

[The_Media_never_lie]

He explained, “That, and watching someone use an American flagpole, the flag still on it, to spear and pummel one of our police officers ruthlessly, mercilessly. Tortured by a pole with a flag on it that he was defending with his very life.”

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I wonder if this really happened. I have doubts.

[EEGator]

I bet he sits down to pee.

[mplc51]

FAKE NEWS, HE IS WEARING WOMENS PANTIES.

[wac3rd]

Drama liar queen

[Uncle Miltie]

Pussy.

[blueunicorn6]

It was like a slaughter!

They were bayoneting the survivors!

There was blood and guts everywhere!

Oh

Wait

That was a movie.

This was a tour of the Capitol with a couple of bad children.

[rlmorel]

[Flick Lives]

What a drama queen.

This guy has obviously never been in combat or even a Black Friday sales event at Best Buy.

[albie]

Total puss

[Sgt_Schultze]

A genuine piece of 💩 human.

[patriot torch]

And the award for best actor goes to.....

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Isn’t this the guy whose son just killed himself??