I wrote that no symbolic building had been damaged more by Trump than the White House. But I was wrong. While Trump stomped, sprayed, and smoked Black people and their allies, and pushed them away from the White House in June, today he coerced, cajoled, and commanded his clan toward demolishing the U.S.
Capitol.Perhaps writing will help after the events of the day, but it’s going to be hard because my eyes are so full of tears, my heart is broken, and my anger is intense.
Still, I’m not surprised that Trump would go out this way. There’s no element of shock, just a fury of hate for anyone who had anything to do with the attempted desecration of democracy and the defacing of the majestic U.S.