MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough angrily called for the arrests of President Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and Donald Trump Jr. in the wake of the violent outburst that swept Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon.
“That’s insurrection against the United States of America, and if Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani, and Donald Trump are not arrested today for insurrection and taken to jail and booked … then we are no longer a nation of laws, and we only tell people they can do this again,” the former Republican congressman said during his Thursday morning broadcast.
Scarborough, a frequent critic of Trump, argued that the disorder was allowed to continue due to prejudice, accusing the Capitol Hill police of racial animus.
“If these insurrectionists were black, they would have been shot in the face, and, my God, if these insurrectionists were Muslim, they would have been sniped from the top of buildings,” he said. “So I want to know from the Capitol Hill police: what, is it just white people, or is it Donald Trump supporters? … What is wrong with you?”
What began as a “Stop the Steal” rally descended into chaos when those protesting the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory breached the perimeter of Capitol Hill. The scuffle left four dead, including Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old combat veteran; an unnamed woman; and two unidentified men. Five White House officials have resigned as a result of the outbreak.
