'What happened on January 6 was a bunch of bats**t, crazy f**kers with guns,' Porter said.
to their seats by the county commission boards in their districts, after receiving a considerable national spotlight.Morgan, a British journalist and TV host known for his conservative views, argued that the actions of the Tennessee Three were similar to those of the January 6 rioters, insinuating hypocrisy among those who cheered the former and condemned the latter.
"And [the Tennessee Three] interrupted the proceedings which, of course, when that happened on January the 6th in a much larger and more violent way, all the people currently cheering on the two Tennessee legislators were the ones who would have been condemning and castigating what happened," Morgan said.
Above, a photo of Rep. Katie Porter at a campaign event. Porter received praise after pushing back against Piers Morgan for comparing the Tennessee Three to January 6 rioters.In response, Porter, a California Democrat and another guest on that night's episode, hit back against the comparison and highlighted the violence of the January 6 rioters.
"What happened on January 6th was a bunch of batshit crazy *&^%s with guns who killed police people, that is not the same."
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