The question begged from absorbing both of these is where is the leadership? President Trump offered the National Guard to Nancy Pelosi beforehand. She refused. I want to know why they did not anticipate this happening and to be prepared. So much failure. My gut from the beginning has been it was a set up, a trap, to make President Trump look bad. And to only offer snippets to reinforce that view. Where is leadership?
I'm not sure how to interpret the first and last question there so I'll not respond to it here.
I'm not sure I'd describe what happened as a "trap" or "setup." But the question remains: if the Capitol was in danger, why were the incredible resources available for security not utilized ? The Lawfare Podcast put that question squarely out in front. I'm surprised they haven't taken that episode down. It's not a comfortable question, given the hysterical reaction the events of that day garnered.
Thanks for being hopeful, Luke.
The question begged from absorbing both of these is where is the leadership? President Trump offered the National Guard to Nancy Pelosi beforehand. She refused. I want to know why they did not anticipate this happening and to be prepared. So much failure. My gut from the beginning has been it was a set up, a trap, to make President Trump look bad. And to only offer snippets to reinforce that view. Where is leadership?
I'm not sure how to interpret the first and last question there so I'll not respond to it here.
I'm not sure I'd describe what happened as a "trap" or "setup." But the question remains: if the Capitol was in danger, why were the incredible resources available for security not utilized ? The Lawfare Podcast put that question squarely out in front. I'm surprised they haven't taken that episode down. It's not a comfortable question, given the hysterical reaction the events of that day garnered.