John Lewis memorial destroyed in Capitol riots, lawmaker says

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Source: 11 Alive

WASHINGTON — A memorial placard for the late Congressman John Lewis was ruined in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, according to Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer.

Hoyer, the House Majority Leader, tweeted photos of the placard outside his office and wrote:

"While rioters shamefully destroyed this tribute to my brother John Lewis yesterday, let his words continue to echo in the halls of Congress and in our hearts. Let us always stand up, speak up, and speak out against injustice and for our democracy."

Read more: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/national/john-lewis-memorial-destroyed-capitol-riots-hoyer-says/85-0e8f6643-f27d-40a1-afc9-1ec72e991f0c

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[allnews]

1. 10 years

[gademocrat7]

2. Evil racists

These domestic terrorists must be prosecuted.

[Blue Owl]

3. K&R for visibility

How dare these fuckers... HOW DARE THEY...

[IsItJustMe]

4. Damn shame!!!

Edited to add: A hater is gonna hate.

[burrowowl]

5. Jail them!

[AllyCat]

6. Of course they did.

Losers and racists to their cores.

[Docreed2003]

7. Kicking for exposure

Fuck every last racist one of these cretins

[Cirque du So-What]

8. Racist insurrectionists fail

The memory and legacy of John Lewis are not destroyed by attacking a memorial, which will be rebuilt. These racists have done far more damage, through their actions, to their own agenda.

[efhmc]

9. Disgusting.

[twodogsbarking]

10. Get another one

as soon as possible. Destroying it was petty.

[zentrum]

11. They're White Supremacists. Period.

[dalton99a]

13. +1. Lots of Confederate and Nazi flags yesterday

[dalton99a]

12. Kick

[Paladin]

14. Fucking white supremacist assholes.

One John Lewis is worth a hundred times the number of filthy human rats who invaded the Capitol yesterday.

[get the red out]

15. +1

That's for DAMN sure!

[Bayard]

16. Sickening

How many of these assholes have they managed to identify and arrest yet? The one in the furry hat with the horns should be the first--everyone knows who he is.

[BlueIdaho]

17. This is today's Republican Party.

Never forget it.

[Cha]

18. GD the fucking Terrorists!

That can be Replace.. and a badge of Honor for John Lewis that Fucking Fascist Assholes want him erased.

[marble falls]

19. Nope. No racists, just good people, right? I hope this is a brutal but final superspreader event.

[iluvtennis]

20. Racists. This was destruction of federal gov't property - Lock. Them. Up. nt