Alabama Republican Representative Mo Brooks asked the audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas on Friday whether they were “willing” and ready to “fight for the United States”. Controversial remarks before the attack on the U.S. Capitol on 6th echoed.
Brooks running for the United States Senate With the support of the former president Donald TrumpIn his speech on Friday, he said, “Our choice is simple: we can surrender and yield, or we can fight back” against “dictator socialists” and democratic control.
The Alabama congressman referred to the soldiers “fighting in Valley Forge” in the American Revolution and added, “This is the kind of sacrifice we must consider.”
Brooks said at the political conference that these soldiers “did not fight the British-they fought for survival.” “Twelve thousand mainland soldiers arrived. Five or six months later, two thousand people died. Think about what they have gone through. Bury your brother, your father, your son, and bury 10-15 every day. 6 months.”
He then asked the attendees whether the United States was “worthy of fighting for it” and declared that the audience should “do it! do it!
Brooks made a statement a few months later Speech on January 6 In it, he told Trump supporters, “Today is the day when the American patriots began to smear and kick their butts.”
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Shortly after that speech, a group of supporters rushed into the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent the presidential election certification. Joe BidenThe violence resulted in the death of five people, including a Capitol Hill police officer.
After the attack, Rep. Eric Svolwell (D-NY) File a lawsuit Against Brooks, Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Rudy Giuliani Suspected of using inflammatory language to incite riots. Brooks also faces calls from several Democratic lawmakers to condemn his remarks or resign.
Brooks later defended the speech, claiming it was “Fake news” mediaIn court documents filed last week, Brooks argued that Svalwell’s lawsuit should be dismissed because the speech was delivered “within his office” as an American speech. Congress Member, reporting on Hill.
According to news reports, Brooks’ attorney stated that his duties as a member of Congress include “speaking (in the House of Representatives and in public) on public policy issues, current events, American history, American citizens, election events and issues.” Exit.
In his CPAC speech on Friday, Brooks emphasized the claim that the 2020 election was stolen due to widespread voter fraud.The Alabama state legislator was one of the first Republicans Challenge Biden’s election victory after the November election.
“They attacked our Republic by engaging in unparalleled voter fraud and election theft,” he said Democratic Party on Friday.
