Lemon: Racism Is the Story of the Capitol Riot and ‘Stop the Steal’ Slogan

LEMON It was personal ░░░░░░░░ right If you don ░░░░░░░░ want to take it ░░░░░░░░ me I want you ░░░░░░░░ listen to Officer Harry ░░░░░░░░ And I m going ░░░░░░░░ warn you tough to ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts DUNN One ░░░░░░░░ in a pink MAGA ░░░░░░░░ yelled You hear that ░░░░░░░░ This nigger voted for ░░░░░░░░ Biden Then the crowd ░░░░░░░░ around 20 people joined ░░░░░░░░ screaming Boo fucking nigger ░░░░░░░░ one had ever ever ░░░░░░░░ me a nigger while ░░░░░░░░ the uniform of a ░░░░░░░░ Police officer In the ░░░░░░░░ following the attempted insurrection ░░░░░░░░ black officers shared with ░░░░░░░░ their own stories of ░░░░░░░░ abuse on January 6th ░░░░░░░░ officer told me he ░░░░░░░░ never in his entire ░░░░░░░░ years of life been ░░░░░░░░ a nigger to his ░░░░░░░░ and that streak ended ░░░░░░░░ January 6th Yet another ░░░░░░░░ officer later told me ░░░░░░░░ had been confronted by ░░░░░░░░ in the Capitol who ░░░░░░░░ him Put your gun ░░░░░░░░ and we ll show ░░░░░░░░ what kind of nigger ░░░░░░░░ really are Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ You don t like ░░░░░░░░ language Does that offend ░░░░░░░░ Does it make you ░░░░░░░░ Good Because it should ░░░░░░░░ hope it does I ░░░░░░░░ just thinking of how ░░░░░░░░ Dunn felt that day ░░░░░░░░ still feels Think about ░░░░░░░░ the other black officers ░░░░░░░░ and still feel Think ░░░░░░░░ how black Americans feel ░░░░░░░░ that and knowing what ░░░░░░░░ know now Think about ░░░░░░░░ Americans even white Americans ░░░░░░░░ s offensive And what ░░░░░░░░ that What we know ░░░░░░░░ racism isn t a ░░░░░░░░ angle in this story ░░░░░░░░ is the story and ░░░░░░░░ me explain Because the ░░░░░░░░ lie that lit the ░░░░░░░░ that exploded into an ░░░░░░░░ at our nation s ░░░░░░░░ that day the big ░░░░░░░░ lie that the election ░░░░░░░░ stolen well who do ░░░░░░░░ think stole it Think ░░░░░░░░ all the evidence Atlanta ░░░░░░░░ Philadelphia and so on ░░░░░░░░ people stop the steal ░░░░░░░░ s just another way ░░░░░░░░ saying stop black people ░░░░░░░░ voting Who do they ░░░░░░░░ was stealing Big cities ░░░░░░░░ sizable black populations Now ░░░░░░░░ re trying to change ░░░░░░░░ rules with a legislative ░░░░░░░░ on the vote in ░░░░░░░░ same places This isn ░░░░░░░░ that hard It s ░░░░░░░░ simple The evidence is ░░░░░░░░ This is not my ░░░░░░░░ The evidence is there ░░░░░░░░ is what helped to ░░░░░░░░ Trump on The National ░░░░░░░░ Remember He wasn t ░░░░░░░░ in this country We ░░░░░░░░ to take our country ░░░░░░░░ make America great again ░░░░░░░░ is what he exploits ░░░░░░░░ stay relevant and his ░░░░░░░░ they re enablers and ░░░░░░░░ re culpable It s ░░░░░░░░ accident that those Trump ░░░░░░░░ were calling black officers ░░░░░░░░ words and then trying ░░░░░░░░ recruit white ones.”