Rep. Abigail Spanberger: Trump calling convicted Jan. 6 rioters ‘hostages’ is ‘despicable’
Published Date: 1/8/2024
Source: MSNBC
Former President Trump has called those prosecuted for their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection “hostages” and demanded their release in a campaign speech in Iowa. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) joins Ana Cabrera to discuss. “His use of the word ‘hostages’ is despicable, always and every day. But while there continue to be Israeli and U.S. citizen hostages, people who are held captive by a terrorist organization, abducted,” Rep. Spanberger said. “The fact that he would use that word to describe people who have gone through the legal process, people who have been indicted, people who have been charged, many of whom have pled guilty to the crimes of which they weren't convicted, it is absolutely a just a despicable use of vocabulary for a reason intended presumably to evoke a type of emotion.” » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: https://www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: https://www.msnbc.com/ Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: https://link.msnbc.com/join/5ck/msnbc-daily-signup Find MSNBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msnbc/ Follow MSNBC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSNBC Follow MSNBC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msnbc #Trump #January6 #CapitolRiot