I have never been so glad to be Never Trump as today.
Trump protesters stormed the Capitol today disrupting the Electoral College count. I am writing this as the protest is going on so it is unclear how many injuries there will be. The protesters actually invaded the House chamber with no intervention from the National Guard. Apparently, our legislative branch is vulnerable to a mob.
"You're on the wrong side."
Protesters chanted at police as hundreds pushed against barricades outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C. pic.twitter.com/dWxv0duuDe
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) January 6, 2021
In my opinion, Donald Trump incited the riot with his rhetoric leading up to the protest and by his speech this morning. His tweets of we won’t stand for the election to be stolen and similar themes have incited his followers to believe his lies and debunked theories. Now, his followers have crossed a bright red line and engaged in violent action.
Trump supporters who have gone along with the conspiracy theories about voter fraud and voting machine switching tactics need to own their rhetoric. Below, I have copied some reaction from those who say what I am thinking.
I'm gonna guess we've never before had to call out the National Guard to quell a protest that was called for by the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
— Phil Vischer (@philvischer) January 6, 2021
When you feed people’s “faith” & imaginations w/ stories of Jericho walls falling down, beliefs based upon righteous, holy war, & unending “worldview” tub-thumping scare tactics, you get this – mass hysteria, sedition, & terrorism.
White evangelical leaders, this is on you. https://t.co/yMNATSRtZU
— Gregory Thornbury (@greg_thornbury) January 6, 2021
This is the president less than 24 hours ago. "They won't stand" for the steal he says.
He has fueled this fire, day by day, moment by moment.
Impeach and remove. Now. https://t.co/d6ZZdgj1Sm
— David French (@DavidAFrench) January 6, 2021
Words matter.
Character matters.
Leadership matters.You just can’t abuse those things without consequence.
Such a sad day for our country.
— Aaron New (@DrAaronNew) January 6, 2021
Christians sometimes have different interpretation of Romans 13. There is no interpretation of Rom 13 under which this is anything other than an abomination.
For that matter, flip open to any page of Scripture, and the same statement applies.
Enough is enough.
— Russell Moore (@drmoore) January 6, 2021
Tell me again that character doesn’t matter.
Tell me again that the only concern about Trump is with his “manners.”
You monumental hypocrites and cowards. Look what you’ve done.
— David French (@DavidAFrench) January 6, 2021