{"id":586030,"date":"2021-07-08T11:51:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586030"},"modified":"2021-07-08T11:51:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:51:23","slug":"internet-brutalizes-the-daily-beast-over-scoop-that-january-6-riot-leader-had-fully-assembled-lego-capitol-in-his-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/internet-brutalizes-the-daily-beast-over-scoop-that-january-6-riot-leader-had-fully-assembled-lego-capitol-in-his-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Brutalizes The Daily Beast Over \u2018Scoop\u2019 That January 6 Riot Leader Had \u2018Fully Assembled\u2019 Lego Capitol In His Home"},"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\">40<\/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%2Finternet-brutalizes-the-daily-beast-over-scoop-that-january-6-riot-leader-had-fully-assembled-lego-capitol-in-his-home%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=586030&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1125286941-e1625757997267.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The Daily Beast on Wednesday was brutalized on social media after making Lego the focus of a report on a January 6 \u201criot leader.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The outlet published a piece Wednesday titled, \u201cRiot Leader Had \u2018Fully Constructed U.S. Capitol Lego Set\u2019 at Home, FBI Says.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFederal investigators seized an unusual piece of evidence from a Pennsylvania man indicted last month for his role in the Capitol riot \u2014 a Lego replica of the building he allegedly stormed,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/robert-morss-had-fully-constructed-us-capitol-lego-set-at-home-fbi-says?via=twitter_page\"><span>The Daily Beast<\/span><\/a><span> reported. \u201cRobert Morss, 27, is accused of leading fellow rioters in what prosecutors say was \u2018one of the most intense and prolonged clashes\u2019 with officers on Jan. 6.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The report referenced court documents obtained by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesmokinggun.com\/documents\/crime\/lego-evidence-seized-745916\"><span>The Smoking Gun<\/span><\/a><span>, with The Daily Beast adding that \u201cprosecutors didn\u2019t say whether Morss used his toy to help plan the Capitol insurrection.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Critics immediately blasted The Daily Beast for their report on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Blaze\u2019s Sara Gonzales tweeted, \u201cPresident Trump \u2018iNcItEd An InSuRrEcTiOn\u2019 or the Capitol riot was \u2018pre-planned.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPick one,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.3379310344828\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump \u201ciNcItEd An InSuRrEcTiOn\u201d or the Capitol riot was \u201cpre-planned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pick one.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaraGonzalesTX\/status\/1412765683012804611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Rita Panahi replied with a meme of The Simpsons\u2019 Ralph Wiggum holding a sparkler.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.5294117647059\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dAby3Tg5So\">pic.twitter.com\/dAby3Tg5So<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitaPanahi\/status\/1412895479558332417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Other users were also quick to mock The Daily Beast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhich would suggest the riot wasn\u2019t spontaneous,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Neolorica\/status\/1412730800232148994\"><span>replied<\/span><\/a><span> one user. \u201cOh, The Babylon Bee is going to have fun with this one,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/James07910075\/status\/1412760155431882754\"><span>responded<\/span><\/a><span> another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One critic pointed out that other lines of investigation are comparatively cold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMeanwhile, the dude who placed two actual pipe bombs the night before remains free to build whatever he wants to build,\u201d they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzPatterson\/status\/1412815362140237826\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Others were more comical with their responses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOh gosh, my child has a Millennium Falcon Lego set. I\u2019m going to have to keep close tabs on him,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmThruster\/status\/1412769642947489796\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> one parent. \u201cOk serious question\u2026should I get rid of my grandson\u2019s Lego Millennium Falcon? I don\u2019t want the government thinking he\u2019s a smuggler,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennifur68\/status\/1412908489299615745\"><span>joked<\/span><\/a><span> another.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another user <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gtrswhiskeyguns\/status\/1412771342391328768\"><span>responded<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201cFully assembled? Nobody can fully assemble a Lego set on their own. It must be a conspiracy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Part of the criticism surrounded the fact that media outlets focused on the \u201cfully constructed U.S. Capitol Lego set,\u201d while burying other more relevant factors, such as the line, \u201c<\/span><span>FBI investigators seized an array of firearms from his home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This wasn\u2019t the first time in recent days that the media was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/still-not-sleeping-hill-reporters-mocked-for-lamenting-lingering-trauma-from-capitol-riot\">mocked<\/a> for coverage of January 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/4avqqn\/reporters-survived-capitol-riot-struggling?utm_source=vicenewstwitter\">VICE News<\/a> portrayed journalists as victims of the Capitol riots. \u201c<\/span><span>NEW: Reporters who survived the deadly Capitol riot are still struggling,\u201d the outlet tweeted. \u201cSome won\u2019t go back into the building. Several have sought therapy to deal with trauma. Many still aren\u2019t sleeping well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is ridiculous. Grow up you weirdos. How can one group of people be so addicted to pretending they\u2019re victims?\u201d responded Robby Starbuck.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.3244680851064\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is ridiculous. Grow up you weirdos. How can one group of people be so addicted to pretending they\u2019re victims? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9hJlhwpM3n\">https:\/\/t.co\/9hJlhwpM3n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1412544346646274051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201c\u2018Reporters who still survived\u2026\u2019 You mean\u2026all of them?\u201d joked Sara Gonzales.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.3684210526316\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cReporters who still survived\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n<p>You mean\u2026all of them? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l3z7NIDzBt\">https:\/\/t.co\/l3z7NIDzBt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaraGonzalesTX\/status\/1412563621280980992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Federalist co-founder Sean Davis was less subtle. \u201cGet a freaking grip, you bunch of whiny babies,\u201d he tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.1363636363636\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get a freaking grip, you bunch of whiny babies. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oQOEBkT9wm\">https:\/\/t.co\/oQOEBkT9wm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Davis (@seanmdav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanmdav\/status\/1412503378136031246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span> member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Daily Beast on Wednesday was brutalized on social media after making Lego the focus of a report on a January 6 \u201criot leader.\u201dThe outlet published a piece Wednesday titled, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314250,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1125286941-e1625757997267.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Internet Brutalizes The Daily Beast Over \u2018Scoop\u2019 That January 6 Riot Leader Had \u2018Fully Assembled\u2019 Lego Capitol In His Home","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-586030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1125286941-e1625757997267.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Internet Brutalizes The Daily Beast Over \u2018Scoop\u2019 That January 6 Riot Leader Had \u2018Fully Assembled\u2019 Lego Capitol In His Home","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586030","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=586030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}