{"id":160913,"date":"2026-01-07T09:55:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=160913"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:56:19","slug":"blaming-the-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/blaming-the-victim.html","title":{"rendered":"Blaming the Victim for January 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s classic abusive and abuse-enabling behavior. Blame the victim. “Look what you made me do to you!” “She shouldn’t have been dressed that way.” “Doing something stupid like that means you can’t complain about what happens to you.”<\/p>\n

Now it’s top White House policy, as part of their Orwellian rewriting of history.<\/p>\n

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White House rewrites January 6 history and blames police for deadly attack on 5-year anniversary | CNN Politics<\/div>
The White House rolled out a new website Tuesday with a full-blown recast of the historical record of January 6, 2021, hailing the pro-Trump mob who stormed the US Capitol five years ago as \u201cpeaceful protesters\u201d who were provoked by law enforcement.<\/div>
www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/06\/politics\/white-house-january-6-website<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Trump Administration Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot\u2019s 5th Anniversary<\/div>
A new web page on the official White House site blames the Capitol Police and Democrats for the pro-Trump mob riot, absolving the president of responsibility and calling participants \u201cinnocent.\u201d<\/div>
www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/06\/us\/politics\/trump-white-house-jan-6-website.html<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

You see, the January 6 violent assault on the US Capitol was nothing of the kind<\/em>. It was a peaceful protest<\/em> by mere innocents and patriots who were righteously upset<\/em> about how Joe Biden stole the 2020 election. Those guys beating up Capitol Police? They were the real victims<\/em> here. Capitol police hospitalized, dead of heart attacks, suffering PTSD?\u00a0 They were the real criminals<\/em>.\u00a0 Folks breaking into the building, smashing windows, threatening government officials? It’s all Nancy Pelosi’s fault.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Innocent protesters, unfairly attacked by Capitol Police. You can see patriotism all over their faces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don’t believe your memory. Don’t believe the still-extant (for now) video recordings and photographs and eyewitness testimony from even Republicans who have since changed their stories. Believe only what the White House tells you.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your attention in this matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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