Ron Johnson: The Left ‘thoroughly’ twisted ‘my words’ about Capitol riot

By Mike Brest

Published March 16, 2021 4:53pm ET

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Ron Johnson: The Left ‘thoroughly’ twisted ‘my words’ about Capitol riot — In this Tuesday, July 30, 2019, file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee Chair Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a committee hearing on conditions at the Southern border, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s comments about protesters at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot sparked condemnation from the Left, but he’s not backing down.

The senator addressed comments he made during a recent interview in which he said he wasn’t afraid during the deadly Capitol insurgence because the mob was made up of Trump supporters and not Black Lives Matter activists and antifa.

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