Officer Michael Fanone Condemns RNC for Platforming January 6 Insurrectionists
“Day one of the RNC shows how deeply election denialism is embedded into the MAGA agenda and how fervently we must reject it.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It has only been one day at the Republican National Convention and it’s clear January 6th rioters are not only present – but defining the MAGA movement.
Highlights from the first day of the RNC, according to the Washington Post:
- The first session of the Republican National Convention opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Debbie Kraulidis, an Illinois activist who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally on the National Mall that led to a riot at the U.S. Capitol.
- Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald, who seconded Donald Trump’s formal nomination for president, helped organize alternate electors falsely claiming Trump won his state in 2020.
- Ed Martin, the deputy policy director of the convention platform committee, was in the mob outside the Capitol on Jan. 6. At least three other people photographed in that mob are serving as delegates. So are five people who previously served as alternate electors, including four who have been charged with fraud, forgery and conspiracy.
- Bob Ide, a Wyoming state senator serving on the Republican convention platform committee, was photographed on the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, reaching the scaffolding set up for the inauguration.
In response to the RNC’s public embrace of January 6th insurrectionists on day one of their Convention, Courage for America Councilmember and former Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone, who was severely injured while defending the Capitol on January 6th, released the following statement condemning the RNC for uplifting these individuals and the atrocities of the insurrection:
“Day one of the RNC shows how deeply election denialism is embedded into the MAGA agenda and how fervently we must reject it,” said Officer Michael Fanone. “What happened on January 6th almost cost me my life and brought our democracy to the brink. This is a moment to come together and oppose those who call for violence in politics, but the RNC’s decision to give a platform to the same people who rioted against our democracy on January 6th does the opposite.”
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