Posted on 02/09/2022 7:43:20 AM PST by RandFan
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) referred to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol as a "violent riot" a day after his party's leader called the episode a "violent insurrection."
Rubio, in an interview with NewsNation this week, suggested he disagrees with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) characterization of the Jan. 6 attack, saying "riot" is a more accurate descriptor for the event than "insurrection."
"There was no way they were going to overthrow the government," Rubio said of the hundreds of people that descended on the Capitol, some breaching the building and assaulting police officers as lawmakers, aides and journalists cowered inside. "It's just not. It wasn't going to happen. They were able to delay by a few hours, the vote count but there was absolutely no way did we ever come close in any way shape or form to those people leading to the overthrow of the government of the United States of America."
Rubio added that it is "important" for people to "characterize this as it was."
"It was a riot. It was a dangerous riot. It was a violent one. It should have never happened and it should never happen again," he said. "But I also do not think people should be misled to think this somehow was on the verge of overthrowing the government or preventing the certification [of the election]."
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Rubio has been a made member of the Bush League Republicans since he got elected.
Did you miss his vote for amnesty and a permanent Democrat majority?
As contrasted to the peaceful BLM demonstrations.
These party betrayers just love exposing themselves as traitors dont they?
The protest was a peaceful,protest EXCEPT FOR a few fistfight that broke out and a few broken windows that got smashed. Everything else was peaceful, and the vast majority of people were completely peaceful!
Blm Were responsible for over 500 VIOLENT RIOTS where towns and city blocks were set on fire, vehicles destroyed, people assaulted en mass, buildings WITH PEOPLE IN THEM set on fire and b,ockaded so the people,inside coild not leave.
They were also responsible for violently taking over a city block and keeping cops and people out by aiming firearms at them
So frigging sick of spinless rino politicians like rubio, kinzinger and Cheney and ilk trying to falsely conflate the incident and falsely compare Jan 6 with violent domestic terrorism. It wasnt!
Every time I feel a little blue I just look at the photo of all Congress Cowards hiding under their desks because some unarmed boomers took selfies in the Capital building.
You can’t overthrow a government without substantial weapons. These rioters had none.
Send it back to him saying we don’t vote for spinless betrayers of the party
Rubio is undermining faith in the government !
Where’s DHS ?!
I mean gosh, isn’t this violent speech ?
Isn’t this sedition ?
Isn’t this domestic violence ?
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DHS inaction is undermining my faith in DHS.
DHS is part of government, ergo
DHS is undermining my faith in government.
DHS needs to report DHS stat !
A complete waste of human flesh. He needs to move to China.
Let’s be perfectly clear, Trump had 250k people in Washington, if they wanted to take over the government there is nothing that could have stopped them. They never had any intention of even trying that. On the other hand, the real criminals overthrew the government a few months earlier. Nothing was done about it and it’s now never to be spoken of.
Rubio wasn’t anywhere to see what was going on. He is being spoon-fed BS and enjoying it.
“That is why we see these guys badmouthing people from Jan 6th”
Maybe because they were high and out of control? My neighbor was there and left early because there were groups of druggies/drunks acting up. I want nothing to do with them and neither should you.
Tell that to Trump, he endorsed the little neocon runt for reelection.
Coming from an effeminate faggot, I can see how Rubio thinks this was violent.
That was the planted bad guys. I do not believe your neighbor.
How many dead or injured in the attack?
Anyone recall specific statements he made during the 2020 nationwide summer media-sponsored race riots where millions of dollars of private property was destroyed?
It’s incredibly frustrating that he keeps endorsing the very people who undermined his entire term.
You should start listening, Marco.
Florida deserves better.
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