To mark the third anniversary of the January sixth protests, MSNBC anchor Jonathan Capehart began to cry on air whereas interviewing former D.C. metropolitan police officer Michael Fanone.
Whereas shedding tears, Capehart advised Fanone, “Thank you for what you did three years ago today. Please, tell me your thoughts on this third anniversary.”
In response, Fanone shared, “We’re nonetheless within the midst of the combat that started on Jan. 6, 2021, and we’ve got lots at stake on this nation.’
Fanone is a dedicated Trump hater who was awarded a spot on CNN after he spoke out towards President Trump and continues to lie in regards to the January 6 protests continuously on nationwide TV.
Final yr, Joe Biden awarded Fanone the Presidential Residents Medal by President Joe Biden.
Fanone was additionally awarded a free journey to the Tremendous Bowl after the protests. The previous DC cop has conspicuously misplaced his hillbilly accent after launching his gig on CNN.
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MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart pulls out a tissue and begins crying as he struggles to compose himself whereas discussing the occasions of January sixth
These persons are pathetic paid actors! pic.twitter.com/CswajjUnLF
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 7, 2024
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MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart interviewed former Washington D.C. police officer Michael Fanone, who was brutally attacked and threatened by the mob that day. Capehart started the phase reminding viewers of every part that befell that day, earlier than introducing Fanone.
Whereas preventing again tears, Capehart advised Fanone, “Thank you for what you did three years ago today. Please, tell me your thoughts on this third anniversary.”
Fanone had a sober response. “We are still in the midst of the fight that began on Jan. 6, 2021, and we have a lot at stake in this country. And I think that it deserves every American’s attention.”
Capehart then performed a clip of Donald Trump defending the group who participated within the Rebellion as not too long ago as Friday night time. In a speech delivered in Sioux Middle, Iowa, Trump stated, “Those Jan. 6 hostages going to jail for 20 years, 18 years, doctors, lawyers, carpenters, electricians, truck drivers… it’s one of the saddest things. It’ll go down as one of the saddest things in the history of our country.”
“We are still in the midst of the same fight that began on January 6, 2021 and we have a lot at stake in this country and I think that it deserves every American’s attention.” Michael Fanone displays on what occurred 3 years in the past within the January 6 riot #SaturdayShow pic.twitter.com/XaPEN9Sf3t
— The Saturday/Sunday Present with Jonathan Capehart (@weekendcapehart) January 6, 2024
Customers on X have been fast to make jokes about Capehart’s theatrics.
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AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…@MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart.
That is among the finest performing I’ve ever seen in my life.
To have the ability to cry on cue about an occasion that occurred 3 years in the past which was a set-up from starting to finish is pure expertise.@weekendcapehart I salute you. pic.twitter.com/NE0iHhM0h3
— VINCENT OSHANA (@VincentOshana) January 7, 2024