One Capitol Police officer is in critical condition and 15 were hospitalized after up to 60 officers were injured after a violent pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol on Wednesday.
“I’m livid about the whole thing,” said Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who added that several police were hit in the lead with lead pipes.
Ryan chairs the Appropriations subcommittee that funds the more than 2,000-member police force. The panel has opened investigations into the security failure that led to protesters supporting President Trump to breach the Capitol that included entering the House and Senate chambers.
The Ohio Democrat said police were able to hold off the violent mob for an hour and fifteen minutes but backup such as the National Guard did not arrive in time to prevent the crowds from overtaking law enforcement.
Ryan said that the up to 1,500 Capitol Police present plus another 1,000 D.C. Metropolitan Police were overwhelmed by an estimated crowd of over 10,000 people.
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Most of the police injuries were done by Antifa stormtroopers.
Ryan said that the up to 1,500 Capitol Police present plus another 1,000 D.C. Metropolitan Police were overwhelmed by an estimated crowd of over 10,000 people.
There should be mass layoffs of the Capital Police. If they, with all their weapons and equipment can’t control a crowd of unarmed mostly peaceful protesters with a 1:4 ratio of police vs. protestors they are clearly incompetent for the job.
Further proof that there is no difference between the radical far left and the radical far right. They both support defunding police.
Blue Lives Don’t Matter to the Trump Coup Cult. (And there is no evidence that the Coup Mob was anything other than devoted Trump supporters, despite the lies about Antifa that the supporters of the Coup are promoting.)
He was taken off life support. He was hit in the head with a fire extinguishe by a trump supporter. Not antifa. When the video is reviewd by fbi you will see not antifa.