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Commanders DC Jack Del Rio issues apology for calling Capitol insurrection a 'dust up'
breitbart ^ | June 8, 2022 | NICK BROMBERG

Posted on 06/09/2022 2:41:37 PM PDT by MarvinStinson

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio called the events of Jan. 6, 2021 a “dust up” at team minicamp Wednesday after he was asked about a recent tweet that downplayed what happened on the day the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election were tabulated.

On Monday, Del Rio tweeted that he wanted to know the “whole story” surrounding the protests against systemic injustice in the summer of 2020 and that he didn’t understand why this week's Congressional hearings examining the events leading up to Jan. 6 were such a big deal.

Hours later, Del Rio released a statement of apology on his Twitter account. He described his choice of "dust up" to represent an attack that saw six die and more than 100 police officers injured as "irresponsible and negligent." He stood by his condemnation of violence in protests following a police officer's murder of George Floyd in 2020. Two former NFL players condemned Del Rio's comments. Former NFL wide receiver Doug Baldwin tweeted that Del Rio was "ignorant," while former Commanders running back and Super Bowl XXVI champion Brian Mitchell called for Rivera to "get his defensive coordinator in check" and called Del Rio a "damn liar" for his rhetoric.

In his comments, Del Rio equated the damage that was inflicted as part of the riots two summers ago with what happened at the Capitol when supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the building as current President Joe Biden was being lawfully installed. Five Capitol police officers died in the days and weeks after the riot, four by suicide that have not been designated as line-of-duty deaths, and at least four people in the crowd of Trump supporters died as well, including a woman who was shot to death by U.S. Capitol police.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: football; grovel; jan6; jan6fracas; redskins; twoplustwoisfive
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“People’s livelihoods are being destroyed, businesses are being burned down, no problem,” Del Rio said Wednesday of property damage that happened during the summer riots. “And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, nothing burned down — and we’re going to make that a major deal.

“I just kind of think there’s two standards. And if we apply the same standard and we’re going to be reasonable with each other, let’s have a discussion.”

1 posted on 06/09/2022 2:41:37 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson

That didn’t take long.


2 posted on 06/09/2022 2:42:40 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: MarvinStinson

LOL, when the comment came out yesterday, a lot of people began looking at their watches and said “Oh yeah, apology coming up in 3...2...1...”

Of course he is right. (not with the apology, but...I suppose he wanted to keep working at his profession)


3 posted on 06/09/2022 2:44:19 PM PDT by rlmorel (Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Cuck


4 posted on 06/09/2022 2:44:31 PM PDT by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: PGR88

Nancy got to Jack in record time; poor guy.


5 posted on 06/09/2022 2:44:38 PM PDT by chopperk
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To: PGR88

Wimp. What’s he afraod of?


6 posted on 06/09/2022 2:45:06 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: MarvinStinson

Jack Del Rio's comments on Jan. 6 have been called out by multiple former NFL players.

7 posted on 06/09/2022 2:45:33 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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"...He described his choice of "dust up" to represent an attack that saw six die..."

Yep. Once the lie is out, it travels around and around the world and never stops.

8 posted on 06/09/2022 2:46:31 PM PDT by rlmorel (Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
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To: MarvinStinson

The field hands are upset!


9 posted on 06/09/2022 2:47:10 PM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: MarvinStinson
Jack, you got to

KNEEL


10 posted on 06/09/2022 2:47:28 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson

He pretended he had a pair ... then realized he didn’t.


11 posted on 06/09/2022 2:49:30 PM PDT by TigersEye (Shall not be infringed!)
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To: MarvinStinson

the selfie riot didn’t even rise to the level of “dust up” until the swamp got scared and murdered an unarmed innocent protestor.


12 posted on 06/09/2022 2:51:04 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: PGR88

He will be fired in 4-5 days. Never apologize.


13 posted on 06/09/2022 2:51:43 PM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: rlmorel

Two former NFL players: “OK, we said what needed to be said, so gimme mah ESG moneh!”


14 posted on 06/09/2022 2:51:53 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Bus No. 2525)
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15 posted on 06/09/2022 2:52:55 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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He apologized for telling the truth - triggered weak libtards feel better now 🤪


16 posted on 06/09/2022 2:53:03 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: bray

It’s a sign of weakness...


17 posted on 06/09/2022 2:56:29 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: All

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NBC Sports and former players have already called for him to be Fired.

Trust me, the NFL is already investigating him.

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18 posted on 06/09/2022 2:59:40 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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To: BenLurkin

19 posted on 06/09/2022 3:00:11 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: AnthonySoprano

I don’t care if it rains or freezes…


20 posted on 06/09/2022 3:01:30 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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