The police officer who was recorded in a now-viral video being crushed and nearly killed by a group of pro-Trump rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week is speaking out.
via Yahoo:
Hodges has been a patrol officer for six years. He described what it was like to try and hold back a horde of MAGA rioters.
“At that moment in the hallway where I was pinned, I was there to do my best to keep them out, obviously, and the way I was doing that was with my body,” he said. “Unfortunately, at that moment, my arms were pinned. I was unable to defend myself.”
Hodges said rioters were able to pull away his baton and beat him with it. Other officers described being attacked with Blue Lives Matter flags, having their ammunition stolen, and their badges torn away. In interviews after the event, Hodges seemed ready to go through that ordeal again if need be.
“If it wasn’t my job, I would have done that for free,” he said. “It was absolutely my pleasure to crush a white nationalist insurrection.”
Now THAT is a patriot!
D.C. Police Officer Daniel Hodges’ bravery has gone viral with a video of him being crushed against a door during the U.S. Capitol riot. ?
"If it wasn't my job, I would have done that for free," Hodges said. ?https://t.co/bJJb94kD6K pic.twitter.com/cNsaXsTMXR
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