by Julie Kelly
As expected, House Democrats used Wednesday’s appearance by FBI Director Christopher Wray as an opportunity not to denounce the attempted assassination of Donald Trump but to exaggerate the threat of “political violence” in America.
“Political violence of any kind is dangerous, unlawful, and unacceptable,” Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash) lectured during the House Judiciary Committee hearing intended to press Wray for details about the events of July 13. “I understand the increased tenor of political violence that is racking the country. It has been on the rise, fomented by dehumanizing rhetoric by top officials including the former president.” (In some circles, that is known as “blaming the victim.”)
Wray himself said he has observed an “alarming phenomenon” in recent years of political passions turning to violence. We don’t care what an individual is mad about, Wray warned, “when it turns to violence, that’s when we draw the line, that’s when we get engaged.”
This is part of the “both sides” blarney Joe Biden and the media have attempted to promote since the shooting on July 13. In other words, neither side is more responsible that the other for random incidents of political violence.
Which, of course, is a lie.
In fact, just as Democrats and Wray—who bragged in an unseemly and inappropriate way about the Department of Justice’s success in throwing hundreds of J6ers in jail—were lamenting an escalation in political violence, the nation’s capital was on a soft lockdown in preparation for a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Roads were closed earlier in the day as police readied for what terrorist-sympathizers called “the day of rage.” In the irony of all ironies, the federal courthouse—where judges routinely berate J6 defendants over their political views and for any involvement in the four-hour protest more than three-and-a-half years ago—held no in-person proceedings on Wednesday.
Shortly after Wray’s hearing concluded, the situation outside the Capitol deteriorated. Pro-Hamas thugs, some shouting “Allahu Akbar” and “Hamas is coming,” once again started to trash Washington. Demonstrators clashed with police as they attempted to breach bike-rack barriers. (Sound familiar?)
Some assaulted police: one man dragged a Park Police officer several feet by the back of his protective vest while another spit in the face of an officer. Demonstrators threw water bottles and other items at police, who on several occasions deployed pepper spray at the raucous crowd.
American flags in front of Union Station were taken down and burned, replaced with the Palestinian flag. Monuments were defaced; police vehicles were vandalized.
The crowd spent two nights outside the Watergate Hotel, where Netanyahu and his staff stayed, shouting and confronting police. The DC Palestinian Youth Movement dumped maggots and mealworms on their banquet tables and released crickets on several floors of the hotel.
BREAKING: Radical activists have infiltrated the @WatergateHotel where Netanyahu is staying and have released maggots in the Israeli conference room. Crickets and other insects have been released in areas where the Israeli delegation is staying. It does not end there; activists… pic.twitter.com/2txxSkFO3p
— Stu (@thestustustudio) July 24, 2024
Capitol Police, who arrested approximately 200 protesters on Tuesday for illegally occupying the Cannon House Office building (again), announced the arrest of six terrorist sympathizers who interrupted Netanyahu’s address to Congress.
But despite Wray’s insistence that his law enforcement agency doesn’t consider political affiliation in deciding who to charge and arrest, the FBI has yet to announce federal criminal charges against anyone involved in any of the pro-Hamas demonstrations in Washington over the past nine months.
So far, Wray’s office has not even bothered to release a statement condemning the violence on July 24.
They should scrub the paint off with the protesters.
They refuse to prosecute them because they share the belief of these scumbags who hate America.
These Violent Invaders should all be returned to where they came from and banned from returning lets report the Democrats as well we start with the United Nations and move them to Moscow or Beijing we can turn t he UN Facility into a Homeless Shelter
Wray’s days are numbered.
Trump already said he should be fired…..what does that say about Day One of the Trump Admin?
Now even Kamala is weighing in and she’s mad at those Hamas supporters.
Kamala: “Yesterday, at Union Station in Washington, D.C. we saw despicable acts by unpatriotic protestors and dangerous hate-fueled rhetoric. I condemn any individuals associating with the brutal terrorist organization Hamas, which has vowed to annihilate the State of Israel and kill Jews. Pro-Hamas graffiti and rhetoric is abhorrent and we must not tolerate it in our nation.”
Wray is only safe as long as joe is at the helm.
Kamala is just mouthing words. If she actually believes any of that, she would have been present, as President of Congress, for Netanyahu’s speech.
None of the Columbia rioters have been charged. Not even those who took a hostage. When leftists commit violence, for some reason, it’s all of a sudden minor and trite. Therefore, it continues to repeat itself.
Note that the last incident of violence against Park Police was worst than the pervious one (by the same perps). The next will be worse, until someone gets seriously hurt or killed.