Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reflected on the Jan. 6 insurrection in 2021, 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 January 6th, 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.
Speakers on the convention stage reflected on the day in 2021, which was a focal point of the Democratic National Convention’s third night, featuring remarks from retired Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, former Georgia Lt. Gov Geoff Duncan and other lawmakers who were there. Video footage of the violence that unfolded and remarks from Trump were projected on the jumbotron.
Click here to read more from Washington Examiner’s Samantha-Jo Roth on Pelosi’s speech.
