Senator Joni Ernst expressed her discomfort with former President Donald Trump’s use of the term “hostages” to describe those convicted and jailed for their actions on January 6, 2021.
She emphasized the stark contrast between these individuals and actual hostages held overseas, highlighting the severity of their situation and the lack of comparison between the two.
Ernst underscored the innocence of the Americans held overseas and the significant difference between their plight and those involved in the January 6 attack. (Trending: Bombshell UFO Footage Released To The Public)
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“I want to stay on this topic of hostages. Donald Trump has gotten a lot of attention for labeling those who are serving time for the January 6 attack as hostages. You obviously know the difference between those convicted of crimes related to January 6 and hostages. Does it bother you that Donald Trump is using that language?” NBC’s Kristen Welker pressed.
“It does in this context because we do have American hostages that are being held against their will all around the globe. Especially if you look at the innocents that were attacked and kidnapped on October 7, we are approaching nearly 100 days,” Ernst said.
“These are people that have been taken. They’re held in tunnels with terrorists. They are being tortured. They have been raped, and they have been denied medication. So equating two, there is no comparison.”
“Our Americans that are being held overseas, they are innocent. They were there celebrating the high Jewish holidays and were taken by these horrible terrorists so there is no equal term. The hostages are hostages.”
“I would certainly ask to speak to any of their families and I would speak to their families and not knowing if their loved ones are alive or dead and there is a very clear difference.”
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