If history is written by the victors, then January 6th is now being rewritten by the very people who lost the election, lost the courts, lost the recounts, and somehow still insist they won. According to the latest Republican remix—executive produced by Donald J. Trump —January 6th was not an attack on democracy , but a spirited self-guided Capitol tour led by deeply patriotic sightseers who just happened to break windows, assault police officers , and chant about hanging the vice president. In this new cinematic universe, the rioters were “hostages,” the police were “ provocateurs ,” and Trump himself was a passive bystander heroically watching cable news while heroically doing absolutely nothing. Once upon a time (that time being January 6, 2021), Republicans were briefly horrified. They called it an “insurrection,” a “violent mob,” even—gasp—an attack on the Constitution . Some wept. Some condemned. A few even suggested consequences. But that phase passed quickly, like a New...
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