Staff Reports
The fourth anniversary of January 6 has come and gone, and with it, the Democrat narrative of a “tragic national crisis” continues to wane faster than the party’s credibility. As Democrats ramp up their narratives ahead of the 2024 election cycle, they remain desperate to keep the January 6 story alive, even as their power ebbs. With Donald Trump poised for his return to the White House in just a couple of weeks, the partisan churn has reached new heights of absurdity.
As has been pointed out repeatedly, the Medical Examiner confirmed that Officer Brian Sicknick, contrary to the sensationalized Democrat narrative, died of natural causes after suffering strokes. Yet that hasn’t stopped members of the Democratic Party from posting misleading claims on social media about officers being killed on that day. Senator Amy Klobuchar recently jumped into the fray with her assertions about “violence” and “officers killed,” only to be met with Community Notes reminding her that, factually speaking, no officers were killed that day. As it turns out, facts don’t seem to bother Klobuchar or her fellow Democrats; they seem more invested in spinning tales than addressing the reality of their own misinformation.
"Don't mention the coup!" A Trumpifying Washington is memory-holing January 6. Latest in @theAtlantic https://t.co/Gb0H6HNOhM
— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 6, 2025
The disingenuousness extends well beyond Klobuchar; President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have joined the chorus of Democrats dancing around the facts as they perpetuate their embellished and inaccurate narratives. Harris, during a recent event, couldn’t resist the temptation to declare that “law enforcement officers were killed that day,” yet even the most fervent supporters of this narrative are met with laughter and disbelief. For anyone keeping tabs, the grim tally remains at zero police fatalities that day due to violence. It’s curious that Democrats want to push this line when they themselves were caught making up the rules around who’s responsible for what.
Senator Dick Durbin, who makes appearances as though he’s a historian chronicling the event, also echoed the statement about five officers lost to January 6. His claims of officers committing suicide months later are a weak diversion tactic, as they attempt to link tragedies to a day that many have moved on from. The irony is palpable; last time we checked, suicides don’t simplify into “caused by an insurrection.” Durbin and his friends omit any reference to Trump’s calls for peace that day, choosing instead to paint a picture of unruly mobs and chilling violence, while simultaneously turning a blind eye to the double standards exhibited during the numerous other protests that all too often favored their narrative.
It’s not just the politicians who are in on this charade; the mainstream media has also jumped on the melodrama train with headlines that could rival soap operas. CNN’s Jim Acosta and his colleagues appear to have gone on a witch hunt for Trump, proclaiming that he is somehow “more powerful than ever.” One wonders if they ever realized that their labored attempts to vilify the former president have only fanned the flames of his popularity. People don’t forget; they just tire of the same old story, and that’s proven true with Trump winning millions more votes in 2024 compared to 2020—despite the Democrats’ insistence that January 6 was some sort of political death knell.
Ultimately, as more data suggests, Americans are just not that concerned about January 6 anymore. Polling data show that only a meager 5% of respondents cite it as their primary memory of Trump’s presidency. It signals a stunning disconnect between the Democratic attempts to rally around January 6 and the reality of how quickly American voters have moved past it. The party that once claimed to respect democracy should perhaps start examining why their tactics have led to such a dismal return on investment in public opinion. It’s not exactly a surprise that after all the shouting, American voters are looking for more than just outrage; they want results—and they’ve made their choice clear.
