Ron Johnson Says Riots Were Not ‘Armed Insurrection’

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) repeated his claim Tuesday that the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was not an “armed insurrection,” adding however, that protesters “did teach us how you can use flag poles, that kind of stuff, as weapons,” CNN reports.

Said Johnson: “To call what happened on January 6 an ‘armed insurrection,’ I just think, is not accurate.”