Celebrities are speaking out after a mob of pro-Trump rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
“I’m speechless,“tweetedCaptain AmericastarChris Evans,adding, “Just think of the carnage had they not been white.”
Others highlighted the hypocrisy of the law enforcement response to the Wednesday riotscompared to racial injustice protests staged earlier this yearafter the killing of George Floyd.
“The epitome of white privilege! How disturbing!!! I am sick to my stomach!“tweetedKhloé Kardashian, sharing photos of rioters behaving casually after breaking into the Capitol building.Cardi Bthen said, “The irony is pretty funny………weren’t people just wild animals in the summer for demanding justice and now?”
“Black people get pulled over and don’t make it out alive. We can’t sleep in our own beds without being killed. We can’t jog without being killed. We can’t walk down the street with our hoodies up without being killed but they can do this???“pointed outDwyane Wade.
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The Viewco-host Meghan McCaintweetedthat Wednesday will go down as “one of America’s darkest days in our entire history” whileMrs. Americaactress Uzo Aduba said: “This is not over. And the blame sits squarely in the hands of this current President, his supporters, and all who have helped prop him up.”
As a result of the chaos on Wednesday,four people died, 52 were arrestedand at least 14 police officers injured. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee III confirmed the death and injury tollat a press conference Wednesday nightalongside Washington, D.C. mayorMuriel Bowser, referring to what took place at the Capitol as “shocking and shameful behavior.”
Members of Congress reconvened late Wednesday night toratify the Electoral College results, as outgoing President Donald Trump finally agreed toan “orderly” transfer of power, post–violent riots from his supporters.
“As a United States Citizen, and the daughter of two veterans, and the sister of another,“wrotesinger Pink on Twitter, “I am ashamed of what is happening in Washington. Hypocrisy, shame, Embarrassment. Unpatriotic hypocritical sheep drinking poison Kool aid. This a sad day for America.”
As late-night talk shows aired Wednesday nights, celeb guests took time to address the day’s dramatic events in Washington, D.C.
“TheDividedStates of America,” said Regina King onJimmy Kimmel Live!while sharing her reaction to watching the events unfold that day. “… They were actually gently escorted down the steps … It was, wow, quite the vision.”
Don Cheadle called the situation “unbelievable” during hisappearance onThe Tonight Show. He told host Jimmy Fallon, “It’s incredible. We’re watching, unfortunately, a historical event that could have been predicted, I believe, and we’re watching it happen in real time now. I’m glad I’m with my family, and we’re all sort of processing this together.”
source: people.com
