Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power
WASHINGTON (AP) Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find.
Scars on the walls have been repaired. Windows and doors broken by the rioters have been replaced. And there is no plaque, display or remembrance of any kind.
Lawmakers rarely mention the attack, and many Republicans try to downplay it, echoing President-elect Donald Trumps claims that the carnage of that day is overblown and that the rioters are victims.
In some ways, its like the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, that shook the foundations of American democracy, never happened.
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-plaque-trump-reminders-erased-police-af6fe32d72b36c880aec0639ba92e869
Dennis Donovan
(28,102 posts)Congress passed a law in March 2022 to require an honorific plaque listing the names of all of the officers of the United States Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and protective entities who responded to the violence that occurred at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The Architect of the Capitol was ordered to obtain the plaque within a year and permanently place it on the Capitols western front, where the worst of the fighting took place.
But almost three years later, there is no plaque. Its unclear why or who is responsible for it. A spokeswoman for the Architect of the Capitol referred questions to the House Sergeant at Arms, who did not respond to requests for information.
Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer of New York and then-Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky signed off on the plaque, according to a Senate leadership aide who was familiar with the process but was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York has also been supportive. A spokesman for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., did not respond to requests for comment.
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The Unmitigated Gall
(4,676 posts)J_William_Ryan
(2,319 posts)And of course Republicans will claim that Trumps return to power is confirmation that the 1/6 terrorist attack was of no consequence to the voters, that it should be ignored and forgotten.