Jan. 6 riot victims, Democrats see hypocrisy in Trump's response to L.A. protests
CBSN
Some of the victims of the U.S. Capitol siege are angry about the Trump administration's public statements and response to this weekend's unrest in Los Angeles, accusing top officials and the president of hypocrisy. They point to the stark difference between the aggressive response of the president and his top aides against those who allegedly assaulted police in Los Angeles, compared to their staunch defense of those who admitted beating and gassing police on Jan. 6. The disparity risks inflaming the already heated controversy in California.
"Trump still calls January 6 a 'day of love' and it's total bulls***," said former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who responded to the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
"Hypocrisy is the key word," Dunn told CBS News. "Trump thinks anything done in his name is OK. Jan. 6 was done in his name, so our officers don't matter."
