Mandela Barnes, are entering the final weeks of a contest that could determine which party controls the Senate over the next two years. The ad is paid for by the Senate Majority PAC and End Citizens United. But Ron Johnson is making excuses for rioters who tried to overthrow our government, even calling them ‘peaceful protests.’”Īs Silverwood talks about the deaths tied to the attack, the ad shows a coffin draped in the American flag. 6th, watching my fellow law enforcement officers defending the Capitol,” retired Police Capt. The 30-second ad features a former Madison police officer narrating a video that shows violent clashes around the U.S.
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Ron Johnson over his remarks downplaying the January 6 riot with a new TV ad in the Wisconsin Senate race. 6 remarks in new Wisconsin Senate adĭemocrats are hitting Republican Sen. He cannot be trusted to be the next Senator of Wisconsin. Johnson hired fake electors to work on his campaign and was involved in the scheme to overturn the election. Shoichet contributed to this report.As voters continue to see threats to our democracy as a top issue heading into Election Day, End Citizens United and Senate Majority PAC released a new seven figure ad campaign today featuring former Madison police captain George Silverwood hitting Ron Johnson for continuing to excuse the deadly actions of January 6 insurrectionists and defend Trump’s Big Lie.
“We are going to have a different approach and have the approach that we’re in this together.”Ĭomplete coverage of Ferguson shooting and protestsĬNN’s Catherine E. We’re not going to look back in the past,” Johnson said. He stressed the importance of not focusing on the past. The new head of security said he is committed to the new approach. “Moving forward, I’m confident that the patrol and police resources present here in Ferguson will do just that.” “It means a lot to me, personally, that we break the cycle of violence, diffuse the tension and build trust – showing the utmost respect for every interaction with every citizen,” Johnson, who is African-American, told reporters. Louis that he grew up in the area and considers it both his community and home.ĥ things to know about Michael Brown’s shootingĪlthough locals say race relations have long been troubled between the city’s mostly African-American population and the mostly white police force, anger spilled out after Brown’s death, resulting in protests, violence, looting and fires. “We’re going to look at this from a personal standpoint and if that was my son – or that was my friend – how would I feel?”Įarlier in the day, he told reporters in St. “A young man lost his life and so I grieve for that family because I have a son,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
When Johnson took over security in Ferguson Thursday, the suburb has become a flashpoint. Music impresario Russell Simmons tweeted: “When police know the community and come from community, the relationship can be transformed overnight. What an incredible night this is in #Ferguson,” one person tweeted. On social media, people praised Johnson’s handling of the situation. When Peter got scared Jesus picked him up and said have faith.’ Today, we need to be just like Peter.” Johnson responded more like a pastor than a law enforcement officer: “When I got home, my daughter said, ‘Daddy, were you scared?’ I said, ‘Just a little.’ She said, ‘Daddy, I want you to remember when Jesus asked Peter to walk with him in the water. That hurts this community, and that’s what I don’t want.”Īt one point in the news conference, a man who said he was the father of seven children talked about his kids being “scared to death” of the police.
Johnson said he would brief residents about the claims after meeting with Police Chief Thomas Jackson.īut he urged residents “to make sure that we don’t burn down our own house, that we don’t go down there and vandalize our own buildings…That doesn’t prove a point. People were talking.”Īt Friday’s news conference, residents expressed skepticism to details released by Ferguson’s police chief implicating Brown as the “primary suspect” in a convenience store robbery moments before he was killed. “Last night was a great night,” he recalled. On Thursday night, Johnson and other officials marched with the protesters and, in his words, they “walked and shook hands and talked to people and listened and promised that we’re going to communicate better.” Missouri Gov.: 'We've all got work to do'
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