Ayesha Roscoe
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Of course, we know from being there that the scene wasn't as calm as Josh just described.
Of course, we know from being there that the scene wasn't as calm as Josh just described.
Of course, we know from being there that the scene wasn't as calm as Josh just described.
And most notably, the three of them help someone else put a MAGA hat on a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda, and they take a picture of it.
And most notably, the three of them help someone else put a MAGA hat on a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda, and they take a picture of it.
And most notably, the three of them help someone else put a MAGA hat on a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda, and they take a picture of it.
You know, it's a really hard question to answer. We spoke with Josh for hours on two occasions. And He cops up to the statue thing, but really downplays or even sometimes denies everything else he did that day. And we asked him that same question. How do you see yourself? Were you a protester or an extremist?
You know, it's a really hard question to answer. We spoke with Josh for hours on two occasions. And He cops up to the statue thing, but really downplays or even sometimes denies everything else he did that day. And we asked him that same question. How do you see yourself? Were you a protester or an extremist?
You know, it's a really hard question to answer. We spoke with Josh for hours on two occasions. And He cops up to the statue thing, but really downplays or even sometimes denies everything else he did that day. And we asked him that same question. How do you see yourself? Were you a protester or an extremist?
You know, maybe that's true. After all, he wasn't beating up cops or breaking off table legs like some of the other people who were there.
You know, maybe that's true. After all, he wasn't beating up cops or breaking off table legs like some of the other people who were there.
You know, maybe that's true. After all, he wasn't beating up cops or breaking off table legs like some of the other people who were there.
And that question is what a lot of other people were wrestling with, too. People all the way up to the highest levels of the Pentagon.
And that question is what a lot of other people were wrestling with, too. People all the way up to the highest levels of the Pentagon.
And that question is what a lot of other people were wrestling with, too. People all the way up to the highest levels of the Pentagon.
Well, you know, it didn't take long at all for the military to recognize a potential problem in the ranks. President Biden's pick for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was sworn in just a couple of weeks after January 6th.
Well, you know, it didn't take long at all for the military to recognize a potential problem in the ranks. President Biden's pick for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was sworn in just a couple of weeks after January 6th.
Well, you know, it didn't take long at all for the military to recognize a potential problem in the ranks. President Biden's pick for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was sworn in just a couple of weeks after January 6th.
So Austin came up with a plan. It started with something called a stand down. And a stand down in military speak is, OK, we're going to stop what we're doing. And we're just going to have a training day to remind service members about what they can't do while on active duty. Dissident activities, overtly political activities, extremist activities.
So Austin came up with a plan. It started with something called a stand down. And a stand down in military speak is, OK, we're going to stop what we're doing. And we're just going to have a training day to remind service members about what they can't do while on active duty. Dissident activities, overtly political activities, extremist activities.