J6 Protestors Were Not Patriotic, DeSantis Tells CNN

The National Pulse ^ | 01/05/24 | JACK MONTGOMERY

[SoConPubbie]

Ron DeSantis has further alienated the America First conservatives he hoped to win over from Donald Trump’s base by disparaging January 6th protestors, denying they were motivated by patriotism.

Speaking at a CNN town hall, the Florida Governor was asked if “the January 6th insurrections display[ed] patriotism, as some of them claim they did” by an audience member.

“No, of course not,” DeSantis replied immediately. “I mean, that was not a good day for the country. I think the media has taken that, and I think the left has taken that, and really tried to politicize it, but it was not a good day for the country,” he added.

Claims Jan 6 was an “insurrection” have been disputed by even the likes of anti-Trump former CIA analyst Martin Gurri, who noted last year that there is “no such thing as an unarmed insurgency,” yet the only death on Jan 6 was Ashli Babbitt – “a young woman who was shot by a Capitol policeman [while] unarmed, as was the rest of the trespassing mob.”

DeSantis has been parroting the Democrat line on January 6th for some time, alleging Trump “was in the White House and didn’t do anything while things were going on,” and claiming he “should have come out more forcefully” against the protests.

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Omg. Desantis just said the J6 defendants “didn’t display patriotism” by protesting the 2020 election

He’s DONE with MAGA pic.twitter.com/xKgZpU9ttz

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 5, 2024

[Reverend Wright]

I've never seen such a promising political career wasted so badly.

[Theodore R.]

Ron, get out of IA and NH and return permanently to Florida where you belong and have a great job.

[Chgogal]

Why would he say this?

[bankwalker]

I never trust headlines ... there is no context ...

[sauropod]

Don’t let the door hit ya....

[Eleutheria5]

They were mostly peaceful.

[Pajamajan]

Go away Deep State approved stooge.

[Gaffer]

That sentiment if correctly interpreted to specifically mean the protestors were not patriots should pretty much end his political campaign. It’s too bad he fell for trying to talk out of both sides of his mouth.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Why would he say this?

He could have said something like some in the crowd, we are not sure what political agenda they supported, regardless of what costumes they were wearing, committed crimes.

My guess is some political consultants told him what to say, or maybe he wasn't thinking. I read some DeSantis statements he made a day later that sounded saner.