WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday blamed the “sick insurrectionists” behind Jan. 6 for the murder of Capitol Police officer Billy Evans — despite a Nation of Islam fanatic actually committing the crime three months after the pro-Donald Trump mob stormed the Capitol.
“Today is a ceremony to honor heroes of Jan. 6,” Biden said at an awards ceremony in the White House East Room on the second anniversary of the riot. “We also recognize the late US Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans. His family is with us today.”
“While they were still cordoning off the Capital because threats by these sick insurrectionists continued to be propagated on the internet — again, all America saw what happened when Officer Evans was killed defending a checkpoint you had to go through to get up to the Capitol because of these godawful sick threats that continue to move forward,” Biden said. “And the whole world saw it. It’s just hard to believe, it’s hard to believe it could happen here in America.”
Biden did not mention the political ideology of Evans’ actual killer. Noah Green, 25, described himself as a follower of the anti-white extremist organization and was killed by police shortly after running over Evans on April 2, 2021.
Officer Billy Evans was murdered by a Nation of Islam radical months after the Capitol riot.AP
Four people died at the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt, 36, was fatally shot by a police officer as she climbed through the busted-out window of the House Speaker’s Lobby and three other pro-Trump rioters died of medical emergencies in the chaos. At least three accused rioters later died by suicide.
Shortly before Biden spoke, Babbitt’s mother Micki Witthoeft was arrested while protesting the death of her daughter near the Capitol.
US Capitol Police said in a statement that Witthoeft, 58, was told to stop blocking traffic on Independence Avenue and refused — instead asking to be arrested. She was charged with violating two Capitol traffic regulations by refusing to obey an order and blocking and obstructing roadways. According to authorities, Witthoeft was issued a citation and released after being told to appear in court at a later date.

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