Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reflected on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, declaring Democrats “saved democracy” when they certified President Joe Biden’s election victory on the same day in 2021 during her speech to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. 

“Let us not forget who assaulted Democracy on Jan. 6. He did,” Pelosi said, alluding to former President Donald Trump and his role in inciting the riot of pro-Trump supporters who swarmed the Capitol that day. “But let us not forget who saved democracy that day. We did.”