{"id":662713,"date":"2021-08-19T16:50:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T20:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=662713"},"modified":"2021-08-19T16:50:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T20:50:31","slug":"rep-mo-brooks-says-i-understand-citizenry-anger-after-capitol-bomb-threat-suspect-apprehended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mo-brooks-says-i-understand-citizenry-anger-after-capitol-bomb-threat-suspect-apprehended\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Mo Brooks Says \u2018I Understand Citizenry Anger\u2019 After Capitol Bomb Threat Suspect Apprehended"},"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\">28<\/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%2Frep-mo-brooks-says-i-understand-citizenry-anger-after-capitol-bomb-threat-suspect-apprehended%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=662713&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\/08\/mo-brooks-e1629404662199-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Republican Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks is facing bipartisan criticism after claiming to \u201cunderstand citizenry anger\u201d after a suspect threatened to bomb the U.S. Capitol and Library of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Congressional offices, the Library of Congress, and the Supreme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/us-capitol-suspected-explosives-08-19-21\/index.html\">Court<\/a> were <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/19\/capitol-police-evacuation-capitol-hill-library-of-congress-bomb-threat\/\">evacuated<\/a> Thursday after a suspect, who police identified as North Carolina native Floyd Ray Roseberry, threatened to detonate explosives. Roseberry <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/19\/scared-die-man-allegedly-behind-capitol-bomb-threat-livestreams-manifesto\/\">cited<\/a> a coin shortage, the U.S.\u2019 chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, and a threat to \u201ccut off healthcare\u201d as justification for his threat.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the threat, Brooks tweeted a statement that he was \u201caware of the Capitol bomb threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m monitoring the situation. I am in Alabama,\u201d he continued. \u201cMy Washington staff is accounted for and safe. I pray for the safety of Capitol Police and first responders on the scene in Washington. Sadly, violence and threats of violence targeting America\u2019s political institutions are far too common. Although this terrorist\u2019s motivation is not yet publicly known, and generally speaking, I understand citizenry anger directed at dictatorial Socialism and its threat to liberty, freedom, and the very fabric of American society. The way to stop Socialism\u2019s march is for patriotic Americans to fight back in the 2022 and 2024 elections. I strongly encourage patriotic Americans to do exactly that more so than ever before. Bluntly stated, America\u2019s future is at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.0714285714286\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My statement on the Capitol bomb threat: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yCuTNTbJyP\">pic.twitter.com\/yCuTNTbJyP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mo Brooks (@RepMoBrooks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMoBrooks\/status\/1428422048368533515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrats and Republicans ripped his statement for appearing to justify the bomb threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">It is astonishing that this needs to be said but no one who serves in Congress should be expressing public sympathy with the views of a terrorist who threatened to blow up the U.S. Capitol. I would have thought we could all at least agree on that,\u201d Democratic Virginia Rep. Don Beyer tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.4949494949495\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is astonishing that this needs to be said but no one who serves in Congress should be expressing public sympathy with the views of a terrorist who threatened to blow up the U.S. Capitol. I would have thought we could all at least agree on that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonBeyer\/status\/1428434560816123909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Car bombs don\u2019t discriminate between Democrats and Republicans. Any type of encouragement puts us all in danger,\u201d Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego responded.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.3111111111111\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mo, let me tell you from experience. Car bombs don\u2019t discriminate between Democrats and Republicans. Any type of encouragement puts us all in danger. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tas0RqELVK\">https:\/\/t.co\/tas0RqELVK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/1428429125400805386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEvil,\u201d Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.2\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Evil <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RwbvKVWSE7\">https:\/\/t.co\/RwbvKVWSE7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamKinzinger\/status\/1428452566816415746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brooks is currently a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/05\/eric-swalwell-sues-trump-responsible-capitol-riot\/\">defendant<\/a> in a lawsuit filed by Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell alleging that he was responsible for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks appeared on-stage with Trump in a rally at the Ellipse shortly before rioters entered the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s be clear, regardless of today\u2019s outcome, the 2022 and 2024 elections are right around the corner, and America does not need and cannot stand, cannot tolerate any more weakling, cowering, wimpy Republican congressmen and senators who covet the power and the prestige the swamp has to offer, while groveling at the feet and the knees of the special interest group masters. As such, today is important in another way, today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass,\u201d he said at the rally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/2021\/07\/mo-brooks-jan-6-speech-wasnt-part-of-his-job-congressional-committee-writes.html\">according<\/a> to AL.com.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks had argued that the U.S. government should be sued for the speech, since he gave it in his official capacity as a member of Congress. The Department of Justice rejected that argument, saying that he participated in the rally as part of an electoral campaign, so he will be sued as an individual.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/03\/eric-swalwell-attorneys-mo-brooks-lawsuit-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Rep. Swalwell\u2019s Attorneys Claim They Can\u2019t Corner Rep. Brooks To Serve Him Lawsuit)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brooks did not immediately respond to Daily Caller\u2019s request for comment on whether or not he condemns all forms of political violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks is facing bipartisan criticism after claiming to \u201cunderstand citizenry anger\u201d after a suspect threatened to bomb the U.S. Capitol and Library of Congress.Congressional offices, the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662713","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=662713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}