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Playingmantis

(423 posts)
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 09:03 PM Sunday

Mike Johnson says there's a "clear distinction" between Jan. 6 and LA riots

CNN's Manu Raju asked Johnson whether he thinks it's "hypocritical" for Trump to condemn the anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles for clashing with law enforcement when Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of everyone charged in the deadly Capitol riot, many of whom were convicted of beating or impeding law enforcement.

"Everybody wants me to relitigate January 6, I'm not going to do that," Johnson said. "There's a very clear distinction between the two. People who broke the law and destroyed property [on January 6] were met with the proper consequences on that."
He added that the government has to be "consistent" on that issue in Los Angeles, before turning to walk away

.Senate Majority Leader John Thune was also asked about Trump's "inconsistency" on the anti-ICE demonstrations and January 6 siege.
"Do you see any inconsistency when the president criticizes or condemns the violent Los Angeles protesters but then pardons the violent January 6 protesters?" a reporter asked the South Dakota Republican.

Thune dodged the question, saying, "I think the issue that's in front of us right now is the chaos in L.A."
"And clearly the local officials there, for whatever reason, didn't seem up to the task of getting the job done there," he added.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mike-johnson-says-there-s-a-clear-distinction-between-jan-6-and-la-riots/ar-AA1GsOpA?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=cfdeb53d316b41abdf294c0deb17ad73&ei=17


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Mike Johnson says there's a "clear distinction" between Jan. 6 and LA riots (Original Post) Playingmantis Sunday OP
Holy Mike thinks the Jan 6 rioters were Gawd's people Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday #1
K&R sakabatou Sunday #2
Well, there was actually a vailid reason for the LA protests. kysrsoze Sunday #3
It's a cult. surfered Sunday #4
Mike Johnson does not want to hear BOSSHOG Sunday #5
Which brings me to this question: Can undocumented immigrants be pardoned by a sitting President? nt Jit423 Sunday #6
Squeaker mike is Full of Toxic Shit. So Whatever Cha Sunday #7
The distinction is there were no "riots" in LA tinrobot Yesterday #8
Yeah the LA PROTESTS (not riots) told the fascist fucks to go fuck themselves! Initech Yesterday #9

kysrsoze

(6,329 posts)
3. Well, there was actually a vailid reason for the LA protests.
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 09:20 PM
Sunday

So there’s that. Fuck that pretend Christian.

BOSSHOG

(42,818 posts)
5. Mike Johnson does not want to hear
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 09:40 PM
Sunday

Mr speaker, Jesus Christ is waiting in your office to chat with you about Christianity.

Jit423

(1,421 posts)
6. Which brings me to this question: Can undocumented immigrants be pardoned by a sitting President? nt
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 09:43 PM
Sunday

tinrobot

(11,583 posts)
8. The distinction is there were no "riots" in LA
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:11 AM
Yesterday

A few bad apples in an otherwise peaceful protest do not make for a riot.

If you want to see a real "riot" in LA, watch footage of the '92 Rodney King riots.

Initech

(105,267 posts)
9. Yeah the LA PROTESTS (not riots) told the fascist fucks to go fuck themselves!
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:53 AM
Yesterday

Fuck you Mike!

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