US Capitol Hill Rioters Being Dubbed As 'Patriots' By Trump Supporters

Sep 13, 2021 View Original Article
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    -14% Somewhat Liberal

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"The anticipated crowd size and the intensity of the Saturday rally are unclear, but law enforcement appears to be taking no chances."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Defenders of the alleged Capitol attackers claim they are facing harsher prosecutions because of their political views than others, including Black Lives Matter protesters, but a review of court cases by the AP refutes that claim."
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-30% Liberal
"Rally organizer Matt Braynard, a former Trump campaign strategist, has been promoting the event and others like it in cities nationwide, focusing attention on what he calls the prisoners being unfairly prosecuted for their involvement in the Jan. 6 riot."
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-8% Liberal
"Now, allies of former President Donald Trump are calling those charged in the Capitol riot political prisoners, a stuing effort to revise the narrative of that deadly day."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Also declining an interview was Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., who was captured in a photo raising a fist in salute to the mob as he entered the Capitol that day."
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-12% Liberal
"Another Republican, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who voted to challenge some Electoral College tallies, was unavailable for an interview, his office said."
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-14% Liberal
"While authorities have been bracing for a repeat appearance by right-wing extremist groups and other Trump loyalists who mobbed the Capitol, it's unclear if those actors will participate in the new event."
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-16% Liberal
"Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a member of the select panel investigating the January 6 attack, said those who broke the law need to be prosecuted, otherwise, we just rationalize, excuse and encourage more of the same."
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-24% Liberal
"Joe Biden should resign, Hawley said in a statement."
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-30% Liberal
"Five people eventually died, including Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed by police as she tried to break into a lobby off the House chamber."
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-30% Liberal
"Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., who joined rally-goers near the White House on January 6 where Trump encouraged the crowd to go to the Capitol, declined to comment, his spokesman said by email."
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-34% Liberal
"Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., who joined rally-goers near the White House on January 6 where Trump encouraged the crowd to go to the Capitol, declined to comment, his spokesman said by email."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"The brazen rhetoric ahead of a rally plaed for Saturday at the Capitol is the latest attempt to explain away the horrific assault and obscure what played out for all the world to see: rioters loyal to the then-president storming the building, battling police and trying to stop Congress from certifying the election of Democrat Joe Biden."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"Related Stories 'White Supremacists, Terrorists': Joe Biden Hits Out At Those Who Stormed US CapitolDonald Trump Allies Behind Rally Ignited Capitol Riot, Say RecordsIt Must Stop: Donald Trump Condemns Capitol Hill Violence"
Negative
-40% Liberal
"As Trump openly considers another run for the White House, many of the Republican lawmakers who joined his effort to challenge Biden's victory are staying away from the Saturday rally, even though many still echo his false claims that the election was rigged -- despite numerous court cases by Trump's allies that have failed to confirm those allegations."
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-2% Liberal
"As Trump openly considers another run for the White House, many of the Republican lawmakers who joined his effort to challenge Biden's victory are staying away from the Saturday rally, even though many still echo his false claims that the election was rigged -- despite numerous court cases by Trump's allies that have failed to confirm those allegations."
Negative
-2% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : The anticipated crowd size and the intensity of the Saturday rally are unclear, but law enforcement appears to be taking no chances.
35% : Defenders of the alleged Capitol attackers claim they are facing harsher prosecutions because of their political views than others, including Black Lives Matter protesters, but a review of court cases by the AP refutes that claim.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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