{"id":2225477,"date":"2024-04-19T16:58:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-endorses-capitol-police-officer-who-protected-her-on-jan-6-in-maryland-house-race\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T16:59:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:59:10","slug":"pelosi-endorses-capitol-police-officer-who-protected-her-on-jan-6-in-maryland-house-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-endorses-capitol-police-officer-who-protected-her-on-jan-6-in-maryland-house-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi supports Capitol Police officer in Maryland House race after Jan. 6 incident"},"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\">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%2Fpelosi-endorses-capitol-police-officer-who-protected-her-on-jan-6-in-maryland-house-race%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=2225477&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>Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, expressed her gratitude by endorsing Capitol Police officer Harry \u200cDunn for his bravery on\u200b January 6, 2021. Pelosi, along with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX), supported Dunn in Maryland&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-news-three-of-ten-pro-impeachment-republicans-including-liz-cheney-already-have-primary-opponents\/\" title=\"Good News! Three of Ten Pro-Impeachment Republicans Including Liz Cheney ALREADY Have Primary Opponents\">3rd district<\/a> \u200cDemocratic primary. Dunn&#8217;s courage during the Capitol incident and his willingness to share his story were acknowledged \u200cby Pelosi. This summary highlights Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s endorsement of Capitol \u200dPolice officer Harry Dunn \u2064for\u2064 his\u2064 bravery during the January \u20626, 2021, incident. Pelosi, along with Rep. Jim Clyburn and Rep. \u2063Marc Veasey, backed Dunn in Maryland&#8217;s 3rd district Democratic primary, recognizing his courage and willingness to share his story.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) found a way to repay a Capitol Police officer who protected her and other legislators at the Capitol on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jan. 6, 2021<\/a>: her endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi endorsed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2711298\/harry-dunn-former-capitol-police-officer-cites-jan-6-in-bid-for-maryland-house-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harry Dunn<\/a> in the Democratic primary for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Maryland<\/a>\u2019s 3rd district, along with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX), on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw Officer Dunn\u2019s courage firsthand in the face of unprecedented violence and insurrection on January 6th, when he stood firm to protect the Capitol, the Constitution and democracy itself,\u201d Pelosi said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Some rioters on Jan. 6 posed in Pelosi\u2019s office and actively sought her out as she was evacuated from the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am personally grateful for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fauci-urge-americans-to-get-vaccinated-as-omicron-concern-grows\/\" title=\"Biden, Fauci Urge Americans To Get Vaccinated As Omicron Concern Grows\">life-saving protection<\/a> that he provided to my staff, to me and to so many others in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Capitol<\/a>. All are in awe of his generosity and conviction in sharing his harrowing story from that dark day, testifying before our Select Committee to Investigate January 6th.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dunn served as a Capitol Police officer for 15 years and announced his congressional candidacy in January, emphasizing his role in Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn January 6th, 2021, I did my duty as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won't Enforce COVID Curfew\">police officer<\/a> and as an American and defended our nation\u2019s Capitol from violent insurrectionists,\u201d Dunn <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2024\/01\/05\/former-capitol-police-officer-announces-run-for-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said <\/a>in a news release. \u201cToday, I\u2019m running for Congress because the forces that spurred that violent attack are still at work and as a patriotic American, it is my duty to defend our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The notable endorsements seek to push Dunn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">ahead<\/a> in a crowded Democratic primary field that has seen intraparty conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Dunn recently traded barbs with the United Democracy Project, an AIPAC-affiliated super PAC that paid for $600,000 worth of ads in support of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turncoat-gop-lawmaker-tells-abc-news-his-impeachment-vote-may-have-ended-his-career-ya-think\/\" title=\"Turncoat GOP Lawmaker Tells ABC News His Impeachment Vote \u201cMay Have Ended His Career\u201d \u2013 Ya Think?\">primary opponent<\/a>, state Sen. Sarah Elfreth.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A SuperPAC funded by MAGA extremist donors who also gave to Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Lauren Boebert just dropped $500k in our race. They want to buy this election. They will fail.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harry Dunn (@libradunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libradunn\/status\/1775161241889071553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fundraising indicates Dunn has little to worry about in the race; he\u2019s raised $3.7 million compared to Elfreth\u2019s $915,000. However, polling suggests it could be a tight primary.<\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1P7yjEqf15Yqfa5lmeriskRvXSsdMMq1n\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> conducted by Dunn\u2019s campaign shows him ahead of Elfreth by four points in the Democratic primary for Rep. John Sarbanes\u2019s (D-MD) seat. Sarbanes declined to run for reelection.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) showed gratitude by endorsing Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who protected her during the Capitol incident on Jan. 6, 2021. She, along with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX), publicly supported Dunn in Maryland&#8217;s 3rd district Democratic primary on Friday. Pelosi&#8217;s endorsement reflects her appreciation for Dunn&#8217;s bravery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2225478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24005519600371-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24005519600371-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2225478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}