A thread on Officer Eugene Goodman’s heroic actions on January 6th. 🧵
Includes never-before-seen video from inside the Capitol building.
To start: here’s the moment Officer Goodman saves Sen. Mitt Romney from the Capitol mob by redirecting him to safety.
Includes never-before-seen video from inside the Capitol building.
To start: here’s the moment Officer Goodman saves Sen. Mitt Romney from the Capitol mob by redirecting him to safety.
Next: we see rioters “surge” toward Officer Goodman as they breach the doors of the Capitol building.
Chants of “USA! USA! USA!” ring through the halls ahead of a tense confrontation between Officer Goodman and the rioters.
Chants of “USA! USA! USA!” ring through the halls ahead of a tense confrontation between Officer Goodman and the rioters.
Del. @StaceyPlaskett breaks down the previous clip plainly: “They were coming at the urging of Donald Trump to keep Congress—a separate branch of government—from certifying the results of a presidential election.”
Here’s how Officer Eugene Goodman “provokes the rioters” and “purposefully draws them away” from the Senate chamber.
Meanwhile: Vice President Pence is still inside the Capitol building.
Just outside, a gallows has been erected as rioters chant ‘Hang Mike Pence.’
Watch the visualization to see how Officer Goodman’s actions helped to facilitate the evacuation of the vice president.
Just outside, a gallows has been erected as rioters chant ‘Hang Mike Pence.’
Watch the visualization to see how Officer Goodman’s actions helped to facilitate the evacuation of the vice president.
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