Biden Makes False Claim About Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. About 140 law enforcement officers were injured during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to multiple reports. But no officers were “killed” that day, as President Joe Biden falsely claimed at a Jan. 31 campaign reception in Miami. Biden made the claim at the private event after talking about former President Donald Trump “dividing” the country and “embracing political violence.” “He sat and watched on the 6th of — of January, watched that riot go on, watched those people being killed — watched the cops being killed, watched what’s happening,” Biden said, according to a White House transcript of his full remarks. Trump reportedly watched the violence unfold on a television in a dining room not far from the Oval Office. The mob of Trump supporters protesting his 2020 election loss brutally attacked officers with many types of weapons, including flag poles, pipes, bats, bricks and pepper spray, a bipartisan Senate report said. The New York Times reported that the injuries sustained during the assault “ranged from bruises and lacerations to more serious damage such as concussions, rib fractures, burns and even a mild heart attack.”...