President Joe Biden Honors The January 6, 2020 Defenders Who Protected The U.S. Capitol Against Trump Supporters

President Joe Biden honored these people who defended the US Capitol towards the January 6, 2020 rebellion.

On Friday, Biden held a ceremony to rejoice the democracy defenders and acknowledge the anniversary of the 2020 rebellion.

Throughout the occasion, the president offered the Presidential Residents Medal to a number of people. The awarded listing included legislation enforcement officers who have been injured defending the Capitol, a Capitol Police officer that died a day after the rise up, and officers who died by suicide after defending the Capitol. He additionally gave medals to elected officers and election staff who rejected to overturn the 2020 election.

President Biden famous that the ceremony is “bittersweet” however says the honorees “embody the best before, during and after January the 6, 2021.”

“All of it was fueled by lies about the 2020 election but on this day two years ago our democracy held because we the people…did not flinch,” President Biden says.

He continued, “History will remember your names, they’ll remember your courage. They’ll remember your bravery. They’ll remember your extraordinary commitment to your fellow Americans.”

As well as, President Biden additionally had a slip-up and combined up the month of the rebellion with July.

“Not a joke. If I can halt for a second and just say to you, the impact of what happened on July the 6th had international repercussions beyond what I think any of you can understand,” he mentioned.