Former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer tried to take a victory lap over how Republicans handled their midterm losses, but critics quickly reminded him of Jan. 6.
“Tuesday was not a good night for Republicans,” Spicer wrote on X Saturday. “It’s been 4 days and no protests, riots and vandalism.”
The post, an apparent dig at Democrats, drew more than 350,000 views and a wave of replies pointing out that Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after the 2020 election, not days after the vote but in early January.
“You guys didn’t do January 6th until January 6th,” one X user wrote in the most popular reply, which drew 15,000 likes.
“Traditionally, that happens in early January. Not November,” wrote Semafor’s David Weigel.
“Y’all did all of that on Jan 6 @seanspicer,” wrote journalist Roland Martin.
Stephen Richer, the Republican former Maricopa County recorder, was sarcastic. “Congrats on not doing J6 this time!” he wrote. “Really impressive!”
Mother Jones’ David Corn offered another explanation for the calm: “Maybe that’s because the last time Trumpers attacked the Capitol 1600 of them were successfully prosecuted.”
Veterans For Responsible Leadership also piled on.
“After January 6 the bar is low as hell for MAGA. Congrats on not staging a coup and not inciting an insurrection!” the group wrote. “Would you like a cookie? But seriously we will take it over the alternative. It just shows how uniquely awful Trump is.”
Novelist Lincoln Michel warned that the danger may not be over. He pointed to Trump’s recent posts questioning the midterm results.
“Pathetic these guys expect to be praised for not trying to steal yet another election,” Michel wrote. “But also note that Trump is already posting election conspiracy theories and there is remains a strong chance he will try to pull things in January.”
Trump pardoned roughly 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants on the first day of his second term.
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