Supporter,
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, the extreme far-right Trump lackey that he is, is pushing the unfounded claim that "fake Trump protesters" and "agent provocateurs" were the ones really responsible for the January 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol – despite more than 200 mostly self-identified Trump supporters already facing federal charges for the insurrection.
Have right-wing lawmakers like Johnson learned nothing about the dangers of trafficking in such lies and disinformation?? Or do they just not care?
With your help, we’re going to hold Johnson accountable. His Senate seat is ripe to be flipped from red to blue next year and he’s at the very top of our target list.
Johnson’s fellow Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, said, “It’s disgraceful for a sitting Senator to spread disinformation so blatantly … It’s a disservice to the people he serves to continue lying to them like this. It’s dangerous and it must stop.”
Quoting an article published on a far-right extremist website, Johnson falsely claimed the “great majority” of protesters had a “jovial, friendly, earnest demeanor” and the violence was instigated and led by anti-Trump infiltrators.
Rep. Mark Pocan, also of Wisconsin, said Johnson was “a small step away from blaming Bigfoot [and] the Loch Ness Monster.”
And, as Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor – and an important member of People For’s Young Elected Officials Network – Mandela Barnes pointed out, that this reckless extremism is nothing new for Johnson:
“Expect the expected,” Barnes tweeted, “Same man who fear mongers with unsubstantiated immigration claims, suggests that health care, food, and shelter are privileges, and continues to dismiss the virus. This is who we know.”
Let’s do what it takes to kick Ron Johnson out of the Senate and flip his seat!
Thanks for everything you do.
-- Lizet Ocampo, Political Director
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