Capitol Hill Braces for Security Threat Around March 4 Conspiracy Theory
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We ran the numbers: There are 2023 news articles covering this topic. 45% (913) are left leaning, 35% (703) are center, and 20% (407) are right leaning.
On Thursday, the U.S. Capitol Police braced for a potential security threat as a possible follow-up to the January 6th insurrection. While left-leaning articles highlight that the House of Representatives canceled its session amid reported threats to the Capitol, right-leaning articles highlight that that the government should create an around-the-clock “quick reaction force” of federal law enforcement officers or members of the National Guard at the U.S. Capitol.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the House of Representatives canceled its session amid reported threats to the Capitol. Several weeks ago, adherents of the baseless QAnon ideology promoted the idea of a March 4 insurrection online several weeks ago.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that hundreds of troops unloaded from a dozen large tour buses at the U.S. Capitol complex on Thursday. The Capitol police released a statement on Wednesday that warned of a “possible plot to breach the Capitol by an unidentified militia group.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the government should create an around-the-clock “quick reaction force” of federal law enforcement officers or members of the National Guard at the U.S. Capitol. Members of the force would be recruited from existing federal law enforcement or from Guard units from all over the U.S.
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The Washington Post
From the center
March 4 put Capitol on alert: Nancy Pelosi calls out QAnon conspiracy 'silliness'
USA Today