RFK Jr. responds to Jan. 6 comments | The Hill

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to clarify his stance on the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots, saying he believes the Democratic and Republican parties are equally at fault for fanning the flames of partisanship over the issue, as scrutiny grows over the independent candidate’s views on the subject.

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  1. Looks like this panel is a bit biased! I'm a gen x U.S. Navy veteran from Utah and im proud that Utah was the 1st state to put RFK on the ballot, I am definitely voting for RFK Jr

  2. Too much political info is hidden from ordinary Americans. Most of us are controlled by media – whether it be through tv commercials or YouTube posts. Try reading The Guradian, the Christian Science Monitor (which has nothing to do with religion but the long-ago deceased founder of CSM was a Christian). About 9/11 people need to read some serious reporting on what actually happened before and esp. after the Arab bombing of our Twin Towers. Osama bin laden acted in co-ordination with the Saudis.There is only One answer Why the U.S. gov't through the use of the CIA and the Feds evacuated All "important" (i.e. the wealthiest) of the Saudis living and playing in the U.S. on the night of 9/10. And that answer was oil-wealthy George Bush II. The Feds informed the ultra-wealthy Saudi citizens and provided a fleet of large and small jets waiting for the Saudi on several airports throughout the country the night of 9/10. Some Saudis were in the U.S. to watch their horses. participate in one of the highest level equine/horse races in the world at a prominent horse racing facility on 9/10. Yep, the same CIA and FBI AND Bush II who Knew on 9/10 that the 9/11 attack was planned and that it would be implemented within 24 hours.! Bush, as stated in the book " The House of Bush The House of Saud," after being informed of the Saudi/Bin Laden terrorist plan to attack the WTC and the Pentagon as well as other targets, Bush II took No Action Whatsoever to try to prevent the attack. Not one thing did Bush do to protect citizens. It is insinuated in the book that bc the Bush family took in 4.1 Billion dollars in profits from private oil dealings with the Saudi family and officials that Bush allowed the 9/11 attack to proceed. That info is Not from me; it is from a. terrorism analyst for the U.S. government. Once we got over the fear and shock of 9/11, ordinary citizens just went on with their little lives. However, we should have made Bush's dealings with the Saudis known and let Congress deal with Bush's questionable financial dealings while holding the office of the President. (There's no small chance that some in Congress already knew of the close Bush/Saudi connection.) It is sad and somewhat jarring that Our government informed wealthy Saudis that 9/11 was coming and immediately got the Saudis on planes (which stopped at various cities to pick up the many prominent Saudi family members and quickly and Very privately whisked them out of the U.S.. Under the regime of Bush.II, somehow this doesn't surprise me. While the Saudis rode home in the ultra-lavish private jets safe and sound, the U.S. was about to wake up in a few hours to the news of deaths 2,977 people in the Twin Towers and those around the World Trade Centers in NYC. Still heart-wrenching all these years later. (One of my neighbors was an NYC police officer. On 9/11 she was assigned to work in the area of the Twin Towers's ruins (to keep people away from the rubble and then huge search for bodies or buried-but-still alive people in the ruins to those Towers); she became ill after her time guarding the base of Twin Towers' rubble because of the tiny particles of debris that she breathed in at her post during that national tragedy. No pandering to the Saudis, Please…we need to "be done with" our business dealings with the Saudi and Yemeni regimes. Biden is working hard for our energy independence from those who wish the U.S harm and destruction. I can vote for that agenda, but with one hesitation: RFK Jr.'s stance on many issues reflects common sense and knowledge. He will be even more vigilant to protect U.S. citizens bc of the assassinations of his father who held political office and his uncle (President JFK). We'll see if RFK Jr. can stay in the race…likely there is no way he can win.. nevertheless, I feel a need for change (esp. on the border/migration issues bc we do Not adequately care for U.S. citizens who are on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder, and we certainly do Not need to "import" more people who will need government support (our taxpayer monies) for the next two generations. Treat Americans who want to start families but find the financial burden too much to bear…treat those Americans to financial benefits and tax breaks that will help Them, our American citizens, to carry on the American dream (even though that dream seems to be gasping its last breaths of air). Vote for someone who will Support everyday citizens and take back tax breaks for the very wealthy. Those tax breaks are not so helpful for struggling Americans who actually Need some help.

  8. 0:38 He was talking about pig factory farms, not family pig farms. Factory farms, of any kind, are destructive massive corporate disasters in the communities they've invaded. And they power legislation through that decimates family farms, along with our food and water supplies. And most of them are now owned by China. This is all a huge threat to our democracy. These entertainers are the jokers.

  12. His full statements on J6:

    “January 6 is one of the most polarizing topics on the political landscape. I am listening to people of diverse viewpoints on it in order to make sense of the event and what followed. I want to hear every side.

    “It is quite clear that many of the January 6 protestors broke the law in what may have started as a protest but turned into a riot. Because it happened with the encouragement of President Trump, and in the context of his delusion that the election was stolen from him, many people see it not as a riot but as an insurrection.

    “I have not examined the evidence in detail, but reasonable people, including Trump opponents, tell me there is little evidence of a true insurrection. They observe that the protestors had no plans or ability to seize the reins of government and that Trump himself had urged them to protest ‘peacefully.’

    “Like many reasonable Americans, I am concerned about the possibility that political objectives motivated the vigor of the prosecution of the J6 defendants, their long sentences, and their harsh treatment. That would fit a disturbing pattern of the weaponization of government agencies — the DoJ, the IRS, the SEC, the FBI, etc. — against political opponents.

    “One can, as I do, oppose Donald Trump and all he stands for, and still be disturbed by the weaponization of government against him.

    “As President, I will appoint a special counsel — an individual respected by all sides — to investigate whether prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends in this case, and I will right any wrongs that we discover. Without the impartial rule of law, there is no true democracy or moral governance. That’s why John Adams, a staunch patriot, defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre in court. If we betray justice in pursuit of an ideal, that betrayal will corrupt anything we accomplish.

    “Both establishment parties are using J6 to pour fuel on the fire of America’s divisions. Each side claims that a victory by their opponents means the end of democracy. Then, anything is justified to stop them. We run the risk of destroying democracy in order to save it.

    “Instead of demonizing our opponents as apocalyptic threats to democracy, let’s focus on the issues and priorities of how they will govern, and defeat them at the ballot box rather than through legal maneuvers and dirty tricks. Presidents Trump and Biden both presided over the continued worsening of our national debt, chronic disease epidemic, government corruption, erosion of civil liberties, and foreign military entanglements. Maybe it is because the establishment parties differ very little on these key issues that they campaign on the demonization of their opponents and all who support them instead.”

  21. These guys seem to be Biden supporters. Not me! I've voted right and left, and I'm voting RFK! RFK is consistent with his stances and policies, unlike the other two good ol fats 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  25. The guy with glasses is so over the top biased its laughable. Calling Kennedy and the campaign a clown show, shows his ignorance. RFK demonstrates the greatest brillance and understanding of any topic off the cuff on podcasts. This commentator obviously has not seen them. RFK JR 2024! Former Trump supporter. The Anderson Cooper wanna be is the real clown

  32. These people doing nothing but gaslighting, not one of them is talking about the real issues which are affecting not only Americans but people the world over. How dare they, they sit there in immaculate suits taring down a person who has from what I have seen do nothing but talk about how he wants to improve things for the working class. These guys would have no idea how it feels having to choose between feeding your family or putting gas in the tank to get to work. We need to start questioning what or who is behind the words of these pompous performers.

  37. Using a right-wing Kennedy to trick wavering democrats into indirectly electing Trump. Interesting strategy.

    I wonder how many people vote on name alone: "oh a Kennedy, he must be a democrat or at least on the left-ish, right?". Then again, people who are that uninterested in the goings-on might not vote at all.

    I wonder if it will work.

  40. The state polls clearly show he takes from Bidan, for whatever reason. That woman is either stupid or disingenuous. As far as RFK throwing the election to Congress, he would have to win a few states, and at this point, it looks like he wouldn't win any. He is a stalking horse for Trump. He may even become Trump's VP, I don't count that out yet

  45. RFK is owned by OPEC and made his money by blocking AMERICAN OIL! He is on Team Trump and is trying to play the spoiler. Vote for Biden if you want to avoid falling into Russian mafia state.

  46. Wrong. I was a counterculture liberal registered as a Democrat that has left the Democratic Party and I’m standing behind RFK Junior 100%. I will never vote Democratic again.

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