House Republican defends 'normal tourist visit' comment about Jan. 6 insurrection

[signalmankenneth]

A three hour tour, a three hour tour?!! What a dumbass?

A House Republican is defending a statement he made about how some video footage of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol looked like a “normal tourist visit.”

“I stand by that exact statement as I said it,” Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.,

during a tense hearing of the House Rules Committee Tuesday evening.

Clyde, a first-term House member who is a Navy combat veteran and gun store owner, was pressed on his comments repeatedly by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a constitutional lawyer who is a member of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

Raskin is on the Rules Committee, and Clyde was appearing as a witness before it to talk about an amendment he is proposing to legislation unrelated to Jan. 6. Raskin, however, had spent the morning in the select committee’s first hearing, listening to four police officers describe the horrific hand-to-hand combat they experienced with Trump supporters who were attempting to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.

So when Clyde appeared before the Rules Committee later on Tuesday, Raskin quizzed the Republican about his “tourist” comment and about his vote against legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol Police for their defense of the U.S. Capitol.

The 10-minute back-and-forth between the two lawmakers exposed the raw anger that many in Congress feel toward a group of Republicans who are trying to minimize, downplay or distract from the gravity of the attack on the Capitol, which was egged on and incited by then-President Donald Trump.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-rep...162631530.html

[Cinnabar]

This is what happens when you allow sociopaths and criminals to hold positions of power.

[Phantasmal]

A three hour tour, a three hour tour?!! What a dumbass?

A House Republican is defending a statement he made about how some video footage of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol looked like a “normal tourist visit.”

“I stand by that exact statement as I said it,” Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.,

during a tense hearing of the House Rules Committee Tuesday evening.

Clyde, a first-term House member who is a Navy combat veteran and gun store owner, was pressed on his comments repeatedly by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a constitutional lawyer who is a member of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

Raskin is on the Rules Committee, and Clyde was appearing as a witness before it to talk about an amendment he is proposing to legislation unrelated to Jan. 6. Raskin, however, had spent the morning in the select committee’s first hearing, listening to four police officers describe the horrific hand-to-hand combat they experienced with Trump supporters who were attempting to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.

So when Clyde appeared before the Rules Committee later on Tuesday, Raskin quizzed the Republican about his “tourist” comment and about his vote against legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol Police for their defense of the U.S. Capitol.

The 10-minute back-and-forth between the two lawmakers exposed the raw anger that many in Congress feel toward a group of Republicans who are trying to minimize, downplay or distract from the gravity of the attack on the Capitol, which was egged on and incited by then-President Donald Trump.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-rep...162631530.html

There is a picture of him helping to barricade the door, against the tourist invasion. He really didn’t want to admit to his statement. Another coward trying to have it both ways.

[Joe Capitalist]

A three hour tour, a three hour tour?!! What a dumbass?

A House Republican is defending a statement he made about how some video footage of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol looked like a “normal tourist visit.”

“I stand by that exact statement as I said it,” Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.,

during a tense hearing of the House Rules Committee Tuesday evening.

Clyde, a first-term House member who is a Navy combat veteran and gun store owner, was pressed on his comments repeatedly by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a constitutional lawyer who is a member of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

Raskin is on the Rules Committee, and Clyde was appearing as a witness before it to talk about an amendment he is proposing to legislation unrelated to Jan. 6. Raskin, however, had spent the morning in the select committee’s first hearing, listening to four police officers describe the horrific hand-to-hand combat they experienced with Trump supporters who were attempting to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.

So when Clyde appeared before the Rules Committee later on Tuesday, Raskin quizzed the Republican about his “tourist” comment and about his vote against legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol Police for their defense of the U.S. Capitol.

The 10-minute back-and-forth between the two lawmakers exposed the raw anger that many in Congress feel toward a group of Republicans who are trying to minimize, downplay or distract from the gravity of the attack on the Capitol, which was egged on and incited by then-President Donald Trump.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-rep...162631530.html

Clyde is a moron. His statements about Jan 6 will haunt him throughout his political career.

If it was a normal tourist day, why was Clyde barricading the door of the chamber?

[reagansghost]

... why was Clyde barricading the door of the chamber?

he's afraid of tourists

[AProudLefty]

[Trumpet]

Andrew Clyde calling the capitol rioters normal tourist visit, is total and absolute stupidity, and this clown should not be in government.

[Stringfellow Hawk]

Andrew Clyde calling the capitol rioters normal tourist visit, is total and absolute stupidity, and this clown should not be in government.

neither should these that supported BLM

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56810245

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fla...-going-to-stop

[Trumpet]

neither should these that supported BLM

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56810245

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fla...-going-to-stop

Antifa has now got your number, so beware.

[ThatOwlWoman]

There is a picture of him helping to barricade the door, against the tourist invasion. He really didn’t want to admit to his statement. Another coward trying to have it both ways.

Yes, there is.

[Trumpet]

Yes, there is.

A normal tourist visit is a rather foolish statement for Clyde to make, under the circumstances.

[ThatOwlWoman]

A normal tourist visit is a rather foolish statement for Clyde to make, under the circumstances.

Just because he served at one time and "owns a gun shop," does not make him intelligent. But then the idiots who voted this spineless POS into office aren't either.

[Stringfellow Hawk]

Antifa has now got your number, so beware.

I could give a fuck, I have enough ammo for everyone of them that show up

[Trumpet]

I could give a fuck, I have enough ammo for everyone of them that show up

Antifa is going to come well equipped.

[Stringfellow Hawk]

Antifa is going to come well equipped.

LOL, let them