On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol with the intent of changing the election results. On that day, Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s victory. Right before the Capitol was attacked, Trump held a rally encouraging his supporters to go to the Capitol to “fight like hell.” 

Let’s be very clear on what this was: a domestic terrorist attack. These terrorists had zip ties and placed bombs outside both the RNC and DNC headquarters, which shows they intended to harm our nation’s lawmakers.

The attack at our nation’s Capitol showed the difference between how white people are treated by the cops and how black people are treated by the cops. There is a double standard with how the Black Lives Matter movement is treated by the police versus how insurrectionists are treated by the police. There were cops taking selfies with the terrorists whereas during the Black Lives Matter protests, the cops were beating and harassing the peaceful protesters. BLM protesters were fighting for equality and equal justice but were tear-gassed and shot with rubber bullets. The attack at the Capitol was just the latest example of white privilege. Donald Trump not only incited this violence through his lies of election fraud, but he also did nothing to stop the riot. In fact, he posted a video on Twitter claiming “we love you.” 

There must be severe consequences for everyone that was involved in the attack. Trump and all of his enablers need to be punished including Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley. Senators Cruz and Hawley, along with others, have supported Trump and his efforts to overturn the election results. Cruz and Hawley must be held accountable for their actions. There have been talks of expelling Cruz and Hawley from the Senate. Cruz and Hawley only support overturning the election because they are eyeing a potential 2024 presidential run and are trying to gain the support of Trump supporters in 2024. They showed their willingness to attack this nation’s democracy if it means they could become president in 2024. Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Trump, and everyone else must be held accountable and face the repercussions of encouraging an attack on this nation’s Capitol. 

January 6, 2021 will go down as one of the saddest days in our nation’s history. Trump and his enablers led an insurrection against our Capitol. To ensure that this never happens again, everyone involved must be held responsible.