Over the weekend, George Will compared the January 6 riots at the Capitol to 9/11:
George Will: "I'd Like To See January 6 Burned Into The American Mind As Firmly As 9/11" https://t.co/Z1zzKLQnTQ pic.twitter.com/FTEWcAnsVO
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) May 23, 2021
Today, Will’s Washington Post colleague Carol Leonnig did the same thing:
WaPo’s @CarolLeonnig: The Capitol riot was another “9/11 moment” for America pic.twitter.com/mAjFgonsVU
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 28, 2021
If people could stop making Holocaust and 9/11 comparisons, that’d be great.
I see she received the official talking points
— Jonathan Reed (@jonreed819) May 28, 2021
No.
No it wasn't.
— Temporary Handle (@LariviereChad) May 28, 2021
No, @CarolLeonnig, it was not. https://t.co/3fuffmsbq2
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 28, 2021
No, not even close
— Phillip May (@pharvey2001) May 28, 2021
As a survivor of 9/11 pic.twitter.com/C5H9DiZzpl
— Don’t call me Shirley (@vepapa) May 28, 2021
No Carol it isn’t. I lost two people that day so you can go f-ck off.
— JJ (@JJ11173384) May 28, 2021
Let’s be clear: The Capitol riots were horrible and inexcusable, a genuinely dark day. But to compare that day to 9/11 is intellectually dishonest and downright offensive, especially to the victims of 9/11. Carol Leonnig, George Will, and anyone else who likens January 6 to 9/11 need to take some time to soul-search and gain some perspective.
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— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 28, 2021
There was a bad riot at the Capitol. There were 500+ riots last summer at federal courthouses, White House, police precincts, churches, and cities across America. Absurd exaggeration of what happened at Capitol, & downplaying of what happened elsewhere is disgusting and must stop https://t.co/xOYzeSF5px
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) May 28, 2021
And something for Leonnig and Co. to consider:
This is how you ensure a commission doesn’t happen…by being hyperbolic and making dishonest, horrific emotional appeals. https://t.co/tONRvuj6c6
— kaitlin, congressional fashion police (@thefactualprep) May 28, 2021
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