Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy blamed "pervasive" censorship for the Jan. 6 riot.
Speaking with Tucker Carlson at the Family Leadership Summit, Ramaswamy reasoned that the demonstrators were driven to riot after having their voices suppressed.
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“What caused January 6 is pervasive censorship in this country in the lead-up to January 6,” he said. “You tell people in this country they cannot speak. That is when they scream. You tell people they cannot scream. That is when they tear things down.”
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“Until we look ourselves in the mirror and admit the truth on that, we will not move forward as a country,” Ramaswamy added.
The issue of Jan. 6 has split the 2024 nominees, with candidates like Ramaswamy and Trump defending many of the rioters. Others, particularly Mike Pence, who was one of the targets of the riot, have been vehement in their denouncement.