{"id":146424,"date":"2021-02-18T13:10:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T18:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=146424"},"modified":"2021-02-18T17:43:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T22:43:26","slug":"gop-retired-lt-general-honore-too-partisan-to-lead-capitol-security-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-retired-lt-general-honore-too-partisan-to-lead-capitol-security-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP: Retired Lt. General Honore too partisan to lead Capitol security probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-retired-lt-general-honore-too-partisan-to-lead-capitol-security-probe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=146424&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2375276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375276\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2375276 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-76383245-614x437.jpg\" alt=\"Lt. Gen. Russel Honore delivers remarks during a Hurricane Katrina memorial service in New Orleans 29 August 2007 on the second anniversary of the disaster. Two years on, much of the city famed for its jazz and Creole cooking still lies abandoned after surging seas whipped up by the hurricane breached its levees 29 August 2005. AFP PHOTO\/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"614\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lt. Gen. Russel Honore delivers remarks during a Hurricane Katrina memorial service in New Orleans 29 August 2007 on the second anniversary of the disaster. (PAUL J. RICHARDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:35 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, February 18, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s pick to lead the review of Capitol Hill security faced scrutiny among Republicans. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) took to Twitter Wednesday and said retired Army Lieutenant General Russel Honore is \u201can extreme partisan and should be the last person to head up an investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">General Honor\u00e9 is an extreme partisan and should be the LAST person to head up an investigation of what happened at the Capitol on Jan 6th.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRonJohnson\/status\/1362215036207443968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a now-deleted tweet, Honore reportedly made derogatory remarks at Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and called for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to be canceled. In addition, Honore spoke to MSNBC last month and said protesters should not simultaneously be allowed to exercise their First and Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No Second Amendment Rights At First Amendment Protest Nation Wide <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpeakerPelosi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeNBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/11thHour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@11thHour<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prayerfeathers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@prayerfeathers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliVelshi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AliVelshi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Russel L. Honore&#8217; (@ltgrusselhonore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ltgrusselhonore\/status\/1348849006017978369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSome rules they gotta change is we can\u2019t have demonstrators showing up at a state capitol with damn long guns. Your First Amendment rights don\u2019t give you the right to carry long guns to a demonstration and that is confusing the hell out of police and intimidating people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The retired lieutenant general claimed in a previous interview with MSNBC that the attack on the Capitol was an inside job. He later called for Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) to be placed on a No Fly List after she insisted on exercising her Second Amendment right on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Put Her Stupid Ass on the No Fly List <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpeakerPelosi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Russel L. Honore&#8217; (@ltgrusselhonore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ltgrusselhonore\/status\/1349162086371368960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/de-blasio-cuomos-bullying-is-nothing-new\/\">De Blasio: Cuomo\u2019s Bullying Is Nothing New<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181231,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-76383245-614x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"GOP: Retired Lt. 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