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Officer Michael Fanone on his danger of political violence tour need to remind the people, if Trump is elected president again he will pardon the pieces of shit that attacked and defiled our capitol building?!! And if Trump is elected president again, he will not be held accountable for his actions in the Jan 6th insurrection?!!
Officer Michael Fanone heard his assailant yell “I got one, I got one!” as Fanone was pulled down the steps of the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021.
In a coffee shop in downtown Richmond, Virginia, 100 miles and three years away from the events of that day, he remembered getting kicked, beaten and tased while surrounded by people hostile to his sense of what it means to be American.
Now, he's embarking on a months-long tour to meet with people who live in Congressional districts represented by elected officials that have supported former President Donald Trump's failed efforts to overturn the election. Fanone's goal? To warn people about his fears for a possible repeat of Jan. 6 with likely the same candidates vying for the presidency.
Fanone hopes to connect with America's disaffected in a cross-country tour to avert the potential for political violence in January 2025, when Congress will again be tasked with certifying a presidential election.
He won't be found in large auditoriums or press conferences, however, due to security concerns and the threats Fanone received after his high-profile testimony before a Congressional committee following the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Instead, Fanone and the nonpartisan nonprofit Courage For America will hold intimate roundtable discussions and one-on-one meetings with community leaders and veterans groups, conversations with social media influencers, and visits to college campuses to meet with groups of students during the 2024 election year.
To serve, protect and receive death threats
Fanone was a District of Columbia police officer in the narcotics unit on Jan. 6, 2021. He volunteered to assist officers at the Capitol that day after hearing cries for help over the radio. He was told later by doctors in the emergency room that he had suffered a heart attack and traumatic brain injury.
He resigned from law enforcement after a two-decades-long career, in part due to the backlash he received from colleagues and members of the public after he testified before a Congressional select committee tasked with investigating the Capitol riot. He received death threats to his personal phone and email. He was subsequently relegated to desk work in the D.C. police department.
Today, Fanone is trying to warn the public against the danger of political violence that he witnessed and experienced in 2021 ahead of the 2024 presidential election and subsequent certification. Faced with the same likely contenders in November, who wouldn't feel a bad case of deja vu?
Fanone fears the country could again be thrust into the same caustic political climate that allowed discord to be sowed during the last presidential election. That is what motivated him to team up with Courage for America, an organization that focuses on safeguarding democracy against extremism.
The nationwide "Not on our Watch" tour will feature meetings with community members and elected leaders from deep red and deep blue areas. Along with Congressional districts with representatives who have perpetuated the lie that the 2020 election was stolen, they plan to visit districts represented by members of Congress who have fought back against that lie.
“I want as many Americans to have the opportunity to experience what happened on January 6 through my perspective, as a career law enforcement officer who just did his job that day, and hopefully to raise awareness to what’s going on in this country and how that threat persists,” Fanone said in an interview with USA TODAY. “I want politicians that are using rhetoric that is violent in nature or inspires violence to be held accountable.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/d-c-officer-attacked-jan-192803560.html
Officer Michael Fanone heard his assailant yell “I got one, I got one!” as Fanone was pulled down the steps of the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021.
In a coffee shop in downtown Richmond, Virginia, 100 miles and three years away from the events of that day, he remembered getting kicked, beaten and tased while surrounded by people hostile to his sense of what it means to be American.
Now, he's embarking on a months-long tour to meet with people who live in Congressional districts represented by elected officials that have supported former President Donald Trump's failed efforts to overturn the election. Fanone's goal? To warn people about his fears for a possible repeat of Jan. 6 with likely the same candidates vying for the presidency.
Fanone hopes to connect with America's disaffected in a cross-country tour to avert the potential for political violence in January 2025, when Congress will again be tasked with certifying a presidential election.
He won't be found in large auditoriums or press conferences, however, due to security concerns and the threats Fanone received after his high-profile testimony before a Congressional committee following the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Instead, Fanone and the nonpartisan nonprofit Courage For America will hold intimate roundtable discussions and one-on-one meetings with community leaders and veterans groups, conversations with social media influencers, and visits to college campuses to meet with groups of students during the 2024 election year.
To serve, protect and receive death threats
Fanone was a District of Columbia police officer in the narcotics unit on Jan. 6, 2021. He volunteered to assist officers at the Capitol that day after hearing cries for help over the radio. He was told later by doctors in the emergency room that he had suffered a heart attack and traumatic brain injury.
He resigned from law enforcement after a two-decades-long career, in part due to the backlash he received from colleagues and members of the public after he testified before a Congressional select committee tasked with investigating the Capitol riot. He received death threats to his personal phone and email. He was subsequently relegated to desk work in the D.C. police department.
Today, Fanone is trying to warn the public against the danger of political violence that he witnessed and experienced in 2021 ahead of the 2024 presidential election and subsequent certification. Faced with the same likely contenders in November, who wouldn't feel a bad case of deja vu?
Fanone fears the country could again be thrust into the same caustic political climate that allowed discord to be sowed during the last presidential election. That is what motivated him to team up with Courage for America, an organization that focuses on safeguarding democracy against extremism.
The nationwide "Not on our Watch" tour will feature meetings with community members and elected leaders from deep red and deep blue areas. Along with Congressional districts with representatives who have perpetuated the lie that the 2020 election was stolen, they plan to visit districts represented by members of Congress who have fought back against that lie.
“I want as many Americans to have the opportunity to experience what happened on January 6 through my perspective, as a career law enforcement officer who just did his job that day, and hopefully to raise awareness to what’s going on in this country and how that threat persists,” Fanone said in an interview with USA TODAY. “I want politicians that are using rhetoric that is violent in nature or inspires violence to be held accountable.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/d-c-officer-attacked-jan-192803560.html