Vice President Kamala Harris made a plea for Americans to “not go back” to the chaos of Jan. 6 during the presidential debate Tuesday, warning that Trump has already said that “‘there will be a bloodbath if the outcome of this election is not to his liking.'”
She recalled her experience as a senator at the U.S. Capitol on that day.
“The president of the United States incited a violent mob to attack our nation’s capital, to desecrate our nation’s Capitol. On that day, 140 law enforcement officers were injured, and some died. And understand the former president has been indicted and impeached for exactly that reason,” Harris said.
“For everyone watching who remembers what Jan. 6 was, I say we don’t have to go back. Let’s not go back. We’re not going back. It’s time to turn the page,” Harris said. “If that was a bridge too far for you, well, there is a place in our campaign for you to stand for country, to stand for our democracy, to stand for rule of law and to end the chaos and to end the approach that is about attacking the foundations of our democracy because you don’t like the outcome.”
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