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(86,013 posts) Wed May 19, 2021, 04:54 PM May 2021

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Capitol Police respond to McCarthy and McConnell's refusal to support insurrection probe [View all]

Olivia Beavers @Olivia_Beavers 13m
NEWS: The U.S. Capitol Police have issued a statement to members of Congress expressing "profound disappointment" with McConnell and McCarthy's positions on the Jan. 6 commission, citing the "trauma" that officers endured that day.

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Capitol Police respond to McCarthy and McConnell's refusal to support insurrection probe [View all] bigtree May 2021 OP

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼K&R👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone May 2021 #1

More fuel for our side..let the qgop implode for all I care..ppl died and were seriously injured PortTack May 2021 #2

The republiQon betrayal of US integrity and democracy is the GREATEST DISGRACE of all time Champp May 2021 #3

They support the police when they serve their original purpose StarfishSaver May 2021 #20

Republicans do not support the police C_U_L8R May 2021 #4

THAT'S HOW YA DO IT Leghorn21 May 2021 #5

so should the capitol cops azureblue May 2021 #10

Sure hope Speaker Pelosi dweller May 2021 #6

I Have No Doubt She Does GB_RN May 2021 #7

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! malaise May 2021 #8

Thank you! Catherine Vincent May 2021 #9

More Bipartisan support the QOP kacekwl May 2021 #11

i posted this a few days ago but it bears reposting bottomofthehill May 2021 #12

Powerful letter. sheshe2 May 2021 #13

Blue lives don't matter to republicans . . . Lovie777 May 2021 #14

We go it alone on everything. Start now! Don't wait! Time is ticking! Get moving! Forget Rs! Pepsidog May 2021 #15

exactly Grasswire2 May 2021 #17

They Are Serious Hypocrites colsohlibgal May 2021 #16

McCarthy-McConnell trying to IGNORE THE POLICE! bucolic_frolic May 2021 #18

KnR...nt MiHale May 2021 #19

GQP bdamomma May 2021 #21

Just to be clear liberal_patriot_md May 2021 #22

May not be what it seems Tanuki May 2021 #23

Defraud the Police Mr. Ected May 2021 #24

Great letter--it's too bad that Republicans only care about protecting Trump above all else. Poiuyt May 2021 #25

Shameful Tweedy May 2021 #26

I guess that's their way of saying, "Fuck you, very much" to the Capital police. Jay25 May 2021 #27

RW slogans:::::: Empty slogans keithbvadu2 May 2021 #28

The outrage I feel must pale to the outrage felt by Capitol Police when GOP minimizes 1/6. nt Evolve Dammit May 2021 #29

mitch & kevin Mcs are Cha May 2021 #30

So much for Republican support of "blue lives" - hypocrites Rhiannon12866 May 2021 #31

The "Blue Lives" they like are the ones that take Black Lives. (nt) Pinback May 2021 #32

Good point. Rhiannon12866 May 2021 #33

Republicans campaign on being the "party of police". GoodRaisin May 2021 #34

Capitol Police to GOP: "The next time you're under attack, don't call us, LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2021 #35

Trump cultist legislators won't have a clean getaway from this. oasis May 2021 #36

I cannot imagine a police officer standing by while an elected official... BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #37

What a great letter! mrsadm May 2021 #38

K n R FailureToCommunicate May 2021 #39

I hope the cops remember who's worth saving BlueIdaho May 2021 #40