Washington, Jan. 6 -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement to mark five years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021:
"On January 6, 2021, Donald Trump revealed himself for who he is: a demagogue, a wannabe dictator, a man with no loyalty to our democracy and our Constitution. He told a mob of his supporters to 'stop the steal' and 'fight like hell.' There was no steal. But they did fight like hell.
"In an effort to overturn the outcome of a free and fair election, the insurrectionists wounded some 140 of our brave U.S. Capitol Police, two of whom were killed. They paraded the Confederate flag through the Capitol - someth...