Blue Lives Matter! (But Not So Much To The Trump-Supporters, It Seems)

If you support Donald Trump or defend the insurgency that took place in the Capitol on January 6, you can no longer claim to be part of any sort of "Blue Lives Matter" movement. It's simple.

Here's why. There's this from The New York Times:

One officer lost the tip of his right index finger. Others were smashed in the head with baseball bats, flag poles and pipes. Another lost consciousness after rioters used a metal barrier to push her into stairs as they tried to reach the Capitol steps during the assault on Jan. 6.

“We don’t have to hurt you — why are you standing in our way?” one rioter told the officer as he helped her to her feet, according to court documents. She tried to regroup, but blacked out while making an arrest hours later. Doctors determined she had a concussion.

And:

The Capitol assault resulted in one of the worst days of injuries for law enforcement in the United States since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. At least 138 officers — 73 from the Capitol Police and 65 from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington — were injured, the departments have said. They ranged from bruises and lacerations to more serious damage such as concussions, rib fractures, burns and even a mild heart attack.

Then there's this from USAToday:

Caroline Edwards suffered a head injury when supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Fueled by adrenaline, the Capitol Police officer said she battled armed insurrectionists, white supremacists and other rioters for hours.

And this from a few weeks ago at The Washington Post: 

The physical toll on officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack by a pro-Trump mob is becoming clearer, with reports by police officials and federal prosecutors indicating that about 140 officers were injured, the head of the Capitol Police officers’ union said.

“I have officers who were not issued helmets prior to the attack who have sustained head injuries,” Gus Papathanasiou, union chairman, said in a statement Wednesday. “One officer has two cracked ribs and two smashed spinal discs and another was stabbed with a metal fence stake, to name some of the injuries.”

The mob that followed Donald Trump's orders to go the the Capitol to "Stop The Steal" attacked the police guarding that Capitol. It's obvious. You can watch the video yourself. It's undeniable. Trump's mob caused much injury, both physical and mental. That's obvious and undeniable as well.

This attack never would have happened but for Donald Trump. Donald Trump brought about all those injuries on those police officers.

Blue Lives Matter? Not so much to those supporting the twice impeached Trump.