GOP Rep Denies DC Rioters Were Trump Supporters

Politico reports:

Video of the riot shows some who battled with police wore trademark Trump campaign Make America Great Again caps and waved huge pro-Trump flags. However, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) disputed press reports that those who sought to breach the Capitol were backers of Trump.

“I don’t know who did the poll to say they were Trump supporters,” Norman said. Several Democrats tried to rebut the Republican stance by citing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s pointed rebuke of Trump in January for fueling the attack on the Capitol.

Read the full article. Norman, you may recall, helped organize the flotilla of “doctors” who denied COVID on the steps of the Supreme Court. Among them was the now-infamous “demon semen” crackpot. Norman first appeared on JMG three years ago when he drew a loaded gun during a rally with supporters. He last appeared here when he “joked” about Ruth Bader Ginsburg being groped by Abraham Lincoln.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) on Capitol insurrectionists: “I don’t know who did the poll to say that they were Trump supporters.” pic.twitter.com/pXKlu2OQ2W

— The Recount (@therecount) May 12, 2021

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) is questioning whether the Capitol rioters were Trump supporters. He says nobody did a “poll” of the rioters. This is ridiculous. The rioters wore Trump hats/shirts, flew Trump flags, chanted pro-Trump slogans, and later told the feds they loved Trump.

— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) May 12, 2021