Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said the GOP has been “consistent” at holding rioters accountable for looting and violence, deriding Democrats for not doing the same for violence at racial justice protests last summer.
In an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Jordan said both sides of the aisle, however, have to “calm everything down” in the wake of the deadly Capitol siege last week.
“Republicans have been consistent,” Jordan said. “Last summer when terrible things were happening, we called for ending the violence and prosecuting the people who destroyed property and attacked police officers and attacked private citizens.
“We said the same thing about the terrible things that took place last Wednesday, let's be consistent.”
He blasted Democrats for rationalizing over the summer that “the cause justified the action.”
“They raised money to bail these rioters and looters out of jail. They named streets after the organizations who were pushing for these events,” he charged. “All the while they were talking about defunding the police. So let's be consistent. Let's be consistent and let's calm everything down and focus on unifying the country as we move forward.”
Jordan also urged that President-elect Joe Biden get right at the task of unifying the nation, and that he could do that by “getting the right people in Cabinet positions for the safety of the country, key positions like Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, leader of Health and Human Services.”
“For the good of the country it makes sense for President-elect Biden to do that but I think it's also good for him, good for the country as a whole to help bring us together,” he said.
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