The Jan. 6 Capitol riot gave ‘new courage to white supremacists,’ activists say
Today marks three years since MAGA supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and a number of activists and lawmakers said they think the insurrection and former President Donald Trump’s lack of incarceration have emboldened racists. The insurrection “has given new courage to white supremacists,” Svante Myrick, president of People for the American Way, an organization founded to combat extremism. “When Donald Trump was elected, you remember that the Klan marched […]