٠٠:٠١:٣٢The mother of a rioter killed by police officers in the 2021 storming of the Capitol commented on the anniversary of the event, in Washington DC on Thursday.
The speech was given as part of a press conference attended by several dozen journalists outside the Capitol.
"My daughter was an amazing, energetic, powerful woman and I miss her every day, and I'm here because Americans do have the right to protest, it's your right as an American citizen to protest," said rioter Ashli Babbitt's mother Micki Witthoeft.
A collection of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, as Congress met in the wake of Joe Biden's election victory.
Five were killed as a result of violence that ensued following the storming.
USA: Mother of Capitol rioter killed by police comments on anniversary of death
The mother of a rioter killed by police officers in the 2021 storming of the Capitol commented on the anniversary of the event, in Washington DC on Thursday.
The speech was given as part of a press conference attended by several dozen journalists outside the Capitol.
"My daughter was an amazing, energetic, powerful woman and I miss her every day, and I'm here because Americans do have the right to protest, it's your right as an American citizen to protest," said rioter Ashli Babbitt's mother Micki Witthoeft.
A collection of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, as Congress met in the wake of Joe Biden's election victory.
Five were killed as a result of violence that ensued following the storming.
The mother of a rioter killed by police officers in the 2021 storming of the Capitol commented on the anniversary of the event, in Washington DC on Thursday.
The speech was given as part of a press conference attended by several dozen journalists outside the Capitol.
"My daughter was an amazing, energetic, powerful woman and I miss her every day, and I'm here because Americans do have the right to protest, it's your right as an American citizen to protest," said rioter Ashli Babbitt's mother Micki Witthoeft.
A collection of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, as Congress met in the wake of Joe Biden's election victory.
Five were killed as a result of violence that ensued following the storming.