This Mo Brooks statement is everything that is wrong with our politics, writes Chris Cillizza | Analysis
A man claiming to have a bomb -- and demanding that"all Democrats need to step down" -- shut down Capitol Hill for most of Thursday.
The incident brought statements of concern from a majority of Democrats and Republicans, with many citing the episode as evidence that security in the wake of January 6 Capitol riot needs to remain a priority.Alabama Republican Rep. Mo Brooks, however, had a different take."Sadly, violence and threats of violence targeting America's political institutions are far too common," Brooks said in a statement released on Twitter as the incident was being resolved.
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! Let's be clear here: A man drove to the foot of the Library of Congress -- and very close to the Supreme Court and the US Capitol -- and said that he had a bomb. For a sitting member of Congress to offer some level of sympathy for a person who would do this functions -- whether Brooks meant this or not -- as a open invitation for copycats.
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