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Opinion: Clyde’s comments are an insult to all Americans
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepared to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
After watching the recent hearings regarding the Jan. 6 insurrection, I was appalled by District 9 Rep. Andrew Clyde’s comments. Calling the insurrection, a “bald-face lie” and the mob a bunch of “orderly tourists” went beyond the pale.