Well, folks, it finally happened. The people who stormed the Capitol, smeared feces on the walls, beat police officers with flagpoles, and openly plotted to overturn a democratic election have been fully pardoned. Who could’ve seen this coming? Oh right—everyone with a functioning brain.
Let’s be clear: if these rioters had been Black, the National Guard would have turned Washington, D.C., into a war zone within minutes. It would have been a massacre so horrific that it would make Kent State look like a disagreement at a PTA meeting. But because these insurrectionists were overwhelmingly white and presumably cisgender, the consequences were… well, what consequences? Some of them got a brief timeout in federal prison, a few lost their jobs, and others got sternly worded letters. And now, thanks to our convicted felon of a President, they’re free to return to their regularly scheduled programming of ruining Thanksgiving dinners and blaming minorities for their failures.
As someone who lives in D.C., let me tell you, witnessing these extraordinarily dim individuals tear up my city at the behest of Donald J. Trump was nothing short of traumatic. They weren’t just angry protestors—they were rabid, delusional cult members who truly believed their dim witted leader was destined to be President forever. Trump LITERALLY told them, “We’re going to go to the Capitol,” and instead of realizing that their deity was sending them in while he sat back with a Diet Coke, they actually did it. They broke into the Capitol, put their feet up on desks like they just won the Super Bowl, and then—THEN—had the audacity to act shocked when there were some consequences.
Jay-Z said it best in What It Feels Like:
“You let them crackers storm the Capitol and put their feet up on your desk, and you’re talkin’ tough to me? I lost all my little respect.”
How are you going to claim you’re the party of “law and order,” of “Blue Lives Matter,” of “back the blue,” and then turn around and beat police officers because your favorite reality TV star told you to? For years, these people have been screaming at Black and brown communities to respect authority, obey the police, and accept whatever happens when they don’t. But suddenly, when it’s them committing actual felonies, they want leniency? They want mercy? They want pardons?
The hypocrisy is suffocating.
And let’s talk about this convicted felon currently occupying the White House. Thirty-four felony counts, multiple ongoing criminal investigations, and somehow, he’s still their guy. Why? Because they would literally rather set themselves on fire than let another Black person sit in the Oval Office. They would rather watch their country burn to the ground, live under a wannabe dictator, and have their own rights stripped away than even entertain the idea of a government that doesn’t cater exclusively to them. It’s not about policy. It’s not about economics. It’s about preserving white supremacy at all costs.
And the worst part? Other countries see this. The rest of the world is watching us, shaking their heads, and realizing that the so-called “leader of the free world” is nothing more than a corrupt, chaotic mess. We look like a nation of criminals because we’ve elected one. And instead of confronting that reality, his supporters are too busy waving their little flags and parroting whatever nonsense Fox News and OANN spoon-feeds them.
Meanwhile, these freshly pardoned insurrectionists are back on the streets, ready to terrorize upstanding citizens once again. And for what? Because they’re too stupid to realize that Trump’s entire plan is to create as much chaos as possible so no one looks too closely at him, his administration, or the fact that he’s only in this for his profit. He’s using them, and they’re too busy whining about pronouns to notice.
So, congratulations, America. You’ve officially told the world that crime does pay—as long as you’re the right color, the right gender, and stupid enough to think Trump actually cares about you.
