DeSantis says Jan. 6 was 'unfortunate' but not an insurrection
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week refused to call the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol an “insurrection." Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week refused to call the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol an "insurrection" and blamed the press for having "spun up" the attack to "get as much mileage out of it and use it for partisan and political aims." In Friday's interview on the "Stay Free with Russell Brand" podcast, DeSantis declared the attack "was not an insurrection." "These were people that were there to attend a rally, and then they were there to protest," he added. "Now, it devolved into a riot, but the idea that this was a plan to somehow overthrow the government of the United States is not true and it's something that the media had spun up to try to basically get as much mileage out of it and use it for partisan and political aims." The governor said he would be willing to label the ...