Reflecting on the insurrection on January 6, 2021, People For President Svante Myrick emphasizes that white supremacists have been emboldened by the presidency of Donald Trump.
Today marks three years since MAGA supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and a number of activists and lawmakers said they think the insurrection and former President Donald Trump’s lack of incarceration have emboldened racists.
The insurrection “has given new courage to white supremacists,” Svante Myrick, president of People for the American Way, an organization founded to combat extremism.
“When Donald Trump was elected, you remember that the Klan marched – one of the first times in history – without their hoods through the streets of Charlottesville because they were so sure that they would be protected by the U.S. government,” Myrick said. “Make no mistake. Although hundreds of people have gone to prison for their role in this riot, the fact that Donald Trump has not been held accountable for his part is still giving courage to people to follow him off the deep end and away from democracy towards fascism.”
