Summary

Enrique Tarrio, the pardoned former Proud Boys leader, confronted and insulted police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, calling one a “coward.”

He followed officers Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn, and Aquilino Gonell at a Washington hotel hosting the Principles First summit. The officers denounced his actions and Trump’s mass pardons of January 6 rioters.

The incident followed Tarrio’s recent arrest for assault near the Capitol.

Officers at the summit warned that Trump’s pardons embolden extremists and urged resistance against his political movement.

  • Joe
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    9 hours ago

    Every time I hear the name “proud boys”, I expect them to arrive on a giant penis float as part of a parade. I bet the name was suggested to them as a joke that they failed to get.

    • Shapillon@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      It’s one of the fascists’ tricks.

      You don’t instinctively recognize them as a threat when you hear “Proud Boys” or nerd ass shit like “power level”, “frenworld”, and “Grand Wizard”…

      It’s on purpose.