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Secretary Pompeo @SecPompeo

US government account

The storming of the U.S. Capitol today is unacceptable. Lawlessness and rioting -- here or around the world -- is always unacceptable. I have travelled to many countries and always support the right of every human being to protest peacefully for their beliefs and their causes.

5:16 PM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

But violence, putting at risk the safety of others including those tasked with providing security for all of us, is intolerable both at home and abroad. Let us swiftly bring justice to the criminals who engaged in this rioting.

5:16 PM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

America is better than what we saw today at a place where I served as a member of Congress and saw firsthand democracy at its best.

5:16 PM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

Mike Pence is saying the same thing, fwiw.

https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence/status/1346918219991420928

Mike Pence @Mike_Pence

The violence and destruction taking place at the US Capitol Must Stop and it Must Stop Now. Anyone involved must respect Law Enforcement officers and immediately leave the building.

Peaceful protest is the right of every American but this attack on our Capitol will not be tolerated and those involved will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

2:35 PM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

>Secretary Pompeo @SecPompeo >US government account >The storming of the U.S. Capitol today is unacceptable. **Lawlessness and rioting** -- here or around the world -- is always unacceptable. I have travelled to many countries and always support the right of every human being to protest peacefully for their beliefs and their causes. >5:16 PM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter Web App   >But violence, putting at risk the safety of others including those tasked with providing security for all of us, is intolerable both at home and abroad. Let us **swiftly bring justice to the criminals who engaged in this rioting**. >5:16 PM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter Web App   >America is better than what we saw today at a place where **I served as a member of Congress and saw firsthand democracy at its best.** >5:16 PM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter Web App   Mike Pence is saying the same thing, fwiw. https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence/status/1346918219991420928 >Mike Pence @Mike_Pence >The violence and destruction taking place at the US Capitol Must Stop and it Must Stop Now. Anyone involved must respect Law Enforcement officers and immediately leave the building. >Peaceful protest is the right of every American but this attack on our Capitol will not be tolerated and those involved will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >2:35 PM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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This seems pretty straightforward. Is he wrong to condemn lawlessness and rioting?

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Something we would have liked to see from Dems this summer when their BLM & antifa thugs were peacefully doing their thing, huh?

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Absolutely. My sense of right and wrong applies equally to both sides. Once the line of violence, lawlessness and property damage gets crossed, it is very difficult to make any kind of argument that you're fully in the right, so beyond being morally and ethically wrong, it's generally ineffective.