{"id":2142422,"date":"2024-01-06T22:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T03:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-capitol-police-officer-harry-dunn-running-for-congress\/"},"modified":"2024-01-06T22:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T03:32:07","slug":"ex-capitol-police-officer-harry-dunn-running-for-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-capitol-police-officer-harry-dunn-running-for-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn is now seeking a seat in Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fex-capitol-police-officer-harry-dunn-running-for-congress%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=2142422&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Capitol Police \u2064Officer Pfc. Harry\u200d Dunn(Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril \u2062Elfi<\/a><br \/>12:50 PM \u200d\u2013 \u2062Saturday, January 5, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Former Capitol police\u200b officer Harry Dunn announced he \u2064is \u200brunning\u200d for\u2062 congress to\u200b <strong>put an end to\u200c Trump&#8217;s MAGA extremists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Dunn, who bravely confronted protesters during the Capitol event on\u2063 January 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2021,\u200b announced his candidacy for Congress. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOn January \u20636th, I\u200d defended our democracy\u200d from insurrectionists as a Capitol Police Officer,\u201d \u200bhe \u200bwrote on X.\u200c \u201cAfter, President Biden honored\u200d me with the Presidential Citizens Medal. Today, I\u2019m running for Congress\u200b to stop Trump\u2019s MAGA extremists &#038; ensure\u200c it never\u200c happens again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As he passes \u200bthrough a recreation \u2064of the Capitol event in the announcement video, Dunn claims\u2062 that his commitment to\u2063 upholding the Constitution enabled\u2064 him \u2064\u201cto protect some members of Congress who I knew\u200c were bigots, \u2064who helped fan \u200dthe flames that started all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On January 6th, I defended our democracy from insurrectionists as a Capitol \u2062Police\u200c Officer. After,\u200d President Biden honored me with the \u200dPresidential\u2064 Citizens Medal.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019m running for\u2062 Congress to stop Trump&#8217;s MAGA extremists &#038; ensure it\u2064 never happens\u200d again.<\/p>\n<p>Join me:\u2026\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5G3rd90O45\">pic.twitter.com\/5G3rd90O45<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harry Dunn (@libradunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libradunn\/status\/1743234238290198748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a recent\u200b interview, Dunn, who is \u200crunning to succeed\u2062 retiring Democrat Representative John \u2064Sarbanes, stated that\u2062 he \u200dwould be able to hold\u2062 Trump accountable if elected to\u2064 Congress and\u2063 announced his resignation from the Capitol Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Amid his announcement, \u2064Dunn received backlash from many on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-texas-med-school-read-robin-diangelo-ta-nehisi-coates-1619-project-to-become-anti-racist\/\" title=\"University Of Texas Med School: Read Robin DiAngelo, Ta-Nehisi Coates, 1619 Project To Become \u2018Anti-Racist\u2019\">social media including<\/a> former \u2063Lieutenant U.S. Capitol Police Tarik Johnson \u2064who stated that \u2062If Dunn can run, Trump should be able to run in Colorado and Maine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u200d have been contacted by a\u200b number of people this morning regarding former USCP Officer Harry\u200c Dunn\u2019s announcement \u200bfor\u200c a Congressional seat in Maryland\u2062 amid allegations of a letter that he\u00a0\u2062 inappropriately circulated \u200dto Congress and false \u200btestimony he gave\u200c in the Oath Keepers trial,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI believe the people\u2064 in \u200bthe Maryland \u200cdistrict in which\u200b he is running should \u200ddecide who represents \u200cthem so I have \u2064no issue \u2064with him announcing his candidacy. \u200bI also believe \u200dformer \u200cPresident Trump should be given the same right as\u2064 Dunn and his name should NOT be taken off the ballot in the\u200c states of Colorado\u2064 and Maine for\u200b his Presidential run.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ALCON\u2026I have been\u200b contacted\u2064 by a number of people this morning regarding former USCP Officer\u2063 Harry Dunn\u2019s announcement for a Congressional seat in Maryland amid allegations of a letter\u2063 that \u2063he  inappropriately circulated to Congress and false testimony he gave in the \u200dOath\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YBHSqluFC0\">https:\/\/t.co\/YBHSqluFC0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tarik\u2063 Johnson\u200c (@elleonCEOTK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elleonCEOTK\/status\/1743276585698918589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed!\u2064 Receive breaking\u2064 news\u2063 blasts\u2064 directly \u200cto your inbox for free. 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Dunn emphasized that his goal is \u2062to put an end \u200bto Trump&#8217;s MAGA extremists and ensure that such an attack on\u2062 democracy never happens again.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn&#8217;s video announcement also touched\u2063 on his willingness \u200cto \u2062protect members of Congress, even if\u2062 he disagrees with their views. He stated that he knew some members were bigots and had contributed\u2062 to the tensions that led to the Capitol attack, but his duty as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheriff-issues-dire-warning-to-fleeing-gunman-we-will-hunt-you-down\/\" title=\"Sheriff's stern message to gunman on the run: 'We'll track you down'\">police \u200bofficer<\/a> \u2063was\u200b to \u2062uphold the Constitution and \u200bprotect them nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>His announcement received both support and \u200dbacklash. Former Lieutenant U.S. Capitol Police Tarik Johnson expressed his belief that Dunn\u200c should be allowed\u200b to run for Congress, but he also argued that former President Trump should have the same right and should not be excluded from the ballots in Colorado and Maine for his presidential run.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn&#8217;s candidacy is notable as he seeks to\u200c succeed retiring Democrat Representative John Sarbanes. If elected, he promises to hold Trump\u200d accountable and work towards healing the divisions\u2063 within our country.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Harry Dunn&#8217;s decision to run for Congress reflects his commitment to public service and his dedication \u200dto safeguarding democracy. As a former Capitol \u200bpolice officer, he brings a unique perspective and firsthand\u200b experience in dealing with the challenges our nation faces. Whether\u200d or not he succeeds in his \u2064bid for\u2063 Congress, Dunn&#8217;s announcement serves as a\u2062 reminder of the importance of standing up against extremism and protecting the \u200dcore principles of our \u2063democracy.<\/p>\n<p>+++++<\/p>\n<p>Mentioned Sources:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OAN &#8211; Abril\u2062 Elfi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libradunn\/status\/1743234238290198748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry Dunn&#8217;s Twitter Announcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elleonCEOTK\/status\/1743276585698918589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tarik\u2064 Johnson&#8217;s Twitter Response<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn, known for his bravery during the January 6th Capitol event, has declared his candidacy for Congress. 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