Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar recently stirred up some serious conversation on X (formerly Twitter) with a post about the January 6th, 2021 Capitol Hill riot. In her post, she claimed that police officers were “injured and killed” during the violent attack. But, the reaction to her statement quickly took a different turn.
Klobuchar shared her thoughts, saying, “Four years ago, the electoral vote certification was interrupted by a violent mob. Police officers were injured and killed. Our democracy hung in the balance. I knew we had to do our duty and complete the count – and in the early hours of January 7th, we did.”
However, her post was soon met with a “Community Note” on X, pointing out a key error. It read: “No officers were killed.” According to the official findings, U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who was at the scene on January 6th, died of natural causes the day after the riot. While it’s true that several officers tragically took their own lives in the weeks following the riot, no officers were killed during the attack itself.
Conservative figures, including commentator Dana Loesch and writer Bonchie, were quick to point out the discrepancy. “Zero police officers were killed,” Bonchie wrote, questioning why the issue hasn’t been properly addressed by fact-checkers. “Let’s say you think J6 is the worst thing ever, fine, but how does that make it acceptable to say officers were killed?”
Others, like Mollie Hemingway, expressed their frustration with what they saw as misinformation. “It is so sick to see people lie about who was killed,” she posted, emphasizing that a Trump supporter, Ashli Babbitt, was the only person fatally shot during the event.
While the controversy continues, it’s clear that the debate over the facts surrounding January 6th is far from over. Klobuchar’s office has not yet responded to requests for clarification, but the fact-checkers and critics are certainly keeping the conversation alive.