The Discarded Americans of January 6
On the morning of January 6, 2021, I was driving to work, close to the 3 rd Street tunnel in
Washington, D.C. As I waited for the traffic light to turn green, crowds of obvious out-of-
towners appeared. They were making their way along the sidewalks towards the mall, that long,
rectangle of grass and gravel central to the Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the
Smithsonian museums. I saw young parents with little ones in strollers, I saw the same elderly
couples I have seen in countless neighborhoods from countless American towns and suburbs. I
watched them with realization: these were the people who had come from all over the country to
support President Trump on the day set aside for Congress to count the electoral votes of the
recent presidential elections. They had come to voice their concerns over the legitimacy of the
results. They had come to exercise their right…their duty as American citizens.
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