The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) of this week was to serve as a informal return for the people granted in leniency in President Donald Trump Tooning close to people accused or condemned As part of January 6, 2021, attack the American Capitol.
“The J6ers are here at the CPAC,” said Steve Bannon, the former Trump strategist and a nationalist populist on Thursday, during his remarks to the noisy cheers of the participants.
But some initially refused the entry of the conference on Wednesday, Including Richard Barnettwhose photography – the feet supported on a desk inside the office of the household of the house of the house of Nancy Pelosi – has become one of the most durable images of the riot.
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the oath, also initially refused the entrance.
“I have no idea of justification,” he said in a video published on social networks, “there is still a two-level system, on the conservative side, if you are a disadvantaged patriot, you are purged by the left and you are purged by the right.
As a vocal contingent of supporters of Rhodes and others began to complain online, the CPAC responded on Thursday on X, saying that it is “false that we do not allow people to come to the CPAC because of their involvement with J6. In fact, the CPAC was a constant supporter of this persecuted community, and we all support the pardons of President Trump of victims J6. »»
Barnett, Rhodes and others returned to the conference on Thursday and this time was granted.
“We are like gods”, Joe BiggsA chief of proud boys, who was serving a 17 -year sentence for his role in the Capitol, told CNN on Thursday when asked how he was received by CPAC participants.
But still, the others were not so lucky. At least another person accused of crimes linked to January 6 was denied the entry of the conference on Thursday. It is not clear why, but in a press release in CNN, a spokesperson for the CPAC said that the conference “would not tolerate those who seek to disrupt our great event”.
The spokesperson refused to develop the nature of the disturbances.
Sean Clark of CNN has helped to account for this position.