The Daily Populous Saturday May 24th, 2025 night edition
Authored by thedailybeast.com and submitted by thedailybeast

Republicans are refusing to hang a plaque honoring police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Three years ago, Congress approved the installation of the plaque, which pays homage to those who protected lawmakers—including an officer who lost his life. But the bronze memorial is currently sitting in a Capitol basement utility room and hasn’t seen the light of day. Legislation required that the plaque, which declares that law enforcement’s “heroism will never be forgotten,” be installed by March 2023. But Republicans took control of the House right before the plaque was set to go up. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, has not instructed the Capitol Architect to install it. On his first day of office, President Donald Trump issued a blanket pardon to more than 1,500 people charged in the deadly insurrection. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, said that “the reason why the law hasn’t been complied with and a plaque hasn’t been erected is because Republicans, directed by their puppet master Donald Trump, have been told to erase Jan. 6 as if it has never happened.”

Luciliusardens on May 23rd, 2025 at 16:41 UTC »

Just a hop, skip, and a jump from saying it never even happened! 🤷

DistractedPhoenix on May 23rd, 2025 at 16:38 UTC »

Reminder that republicans hate police and the military.

thedailybeast on May 23rd, 2025 at 16:38 UTC »

Three years ago, Congress approved the installation of a plaque honoring police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan 6. riot—but the bronze memorial is currently sitting in a Capitol basement utility room and hasn’t seen the light of day.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has not instructed the Capitol Architect to install it. And according to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, “the reason why the law hasn’t been complied with and a plaque hasn’t been erected is because Republicans, directed by their puppet master Donald Trump, have been told to erase Jan. 6 as if it has never happened.”

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