Jordan Klepper Gets Inside the Capitol Riots: “They Attacked Democracy, Our Police, and Even Our Cameraman”

The Daily Show‘s Jordan Klepper has spent the past year attending Trump rallies around the country, but last week, he found himself in the belly of the beast during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Klepper documented his experience in a hilarious segment that highlighted just how far Trump’s misinformation has spread, as well as the violent nature of the day’s events. “You can tell these people really love America by the number of weapons they brought to hurt other Americans,” joked the Daily Show correspondent.

As he’s done at previous Trump rallies, Klepper spent January 6 talking to the president’s supporters gathered outside the U.S. Capitol, where Congress was set to certify Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. “Do you know where the sedition is?” he asked Trump supporters, as they streamed towards the Capitol armed with flags, signs, and in some cases, paramilitary equipment. One couple told Klepper that they “did not consent” to be governed by “an illegal, fraudulent election,” to which he responded that they “elected a guy who also doesn’t care much about consent.”

Another Trump supporter, wearing full Make America Great Again gear, said that he “will not accept Joe Biden” as president on January 20, and he explained that while he hasn’t read the Constitution, he’s “educated himself” on the topic. “Have you read it? It’s pretty short,” asked the Daily Show correspondent. “I’ve not read the whole thing, no. You’ve read the entire thing?” replied the Trump supporter. “You should read it, because you might be committing a seditious act in an hour and a half,” quipped Klepper.

Of course, Klepper’s off-the-cuff remark turned out to be correct, and the Daily Show segment tracked just how quickly the riot outside the Capitol escalated after Trump’s speech early in the afternoon. “So, we’ve been following this protest. We’re headed to the Capitol, and the Trump supporters just broke through the gates, and they’re now heading into the Capitol right now,” he said. As images of the pro-Trump mob breaking into the Capitol flashed on screen, Klepper explained that “the rioters brought real weapons, and committed real atrocities. They attacked our democracy, our police, and even our cameraman.”

“If the Trump presidency is going to come to an end, this seems fitting. A show of aggression ending with a bunch of people screaming at a building without a working understanding of how democracy works,” concluded Klepper. “In the end, the crowd didn’t stop our democracy. Let’s take heart in that. This shit stained rebellion failed, as did my dry January.”

Watch Jordan Klepper’s take on the Capitol insurrection above.

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