While addressing in South Carolina, where the Democratic primary is on February 3, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris remembers the January 6, 2021 Capitol attacks. Harris responded a day after President Joe Biden criticized Trump’s Pennsylvania behavior. Myrtle Beach hosted the 7th Episcopal District AME Church Women’s Missionary Society annual retreat, which the Vice President keynoted.
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Harris Denounces Capitol Attack, Trump Responds in Iowa, Biden’s South Carolina Importance
Harris denounced the Capitol attack and attempted to overturn a fair election. She recalled the chaos and anarchy of that day and stressed the importance of exposing the truth despite requests for a peaceful march.
Former President Donald Trump said nothing had changed under the current administration at his Iowa visit in response to Biden’s comments. Trump casually mentioned January 6 and unproven 2020 voter fraud allegations.
Biden claims South Carolina helped him win 2020. The state primary is critical for the Democratic nomination. Harris addressed the late 1700s African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, created to combat American Methodism’s racism. A white supremacist killed nine Mother Emanuel AME members in South Carolina in 2015. There, Biden will talk.
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Doubtful Black American Support for Biden, Harris Warns Against GOP Restrictions, FBI Arrests Jan 6 Fugitives
Black Americans’ support for Biden is dubious despite his Democratic presidential victory. The Vice President praised a mostly Black audience for supporting Biden’s election and highlighted measures like postpartum care and lead pipe replacement in Black areas. Harris warned against GOP restrictions on abortion and voting.
FBI nabbed three Groveland, Florida fugitives on January 6. On January 8, 2024, Jonathan, Olivia, and Joseph Daniel Hutchinson will appear in federal court in Ocala, Florida via arrest. While Capitol attack legal proceedings were underway, arrests occurred.
Amid ongoing legal actions related to January 6, the Vice President’s rights petition reveals the events’ continued impact on politics.
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