In an exclusive interview with Lester Holt, Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd describes why he’s choosing to identify himself. Byrd shares his account of the January 6 riot, as officers barricaded the door and he fired a single shot, killing Ashli Babbitt.
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#MichaelByrd #Exclusive #AshliBabbitt
Thought property wasn't worth protecting with lethal force? What happened to that energy everyone carried in the rittenhouse case?
He better give BLM $122,000 or we're telling them he stole it.
I wish this man great health and a long life. He defended our Congress!
This Lieutenant is an honerable man. i wish i had 1/2 of his courage.
Thanks to that brotha, he did what he had to do against that Domestic Terrorist.
Byrd needs to be in prison for MURDER
I suggest you watch the actual congress hearing of the case. Not a single person was charged with insurrection. Nobody was armed. There was no fire extinguisher. The cop died of natural causes. Funny how the media can't lie and their story changes when under oath.
HAHAHAHAAAAA
Lt. Byrd deserve a congressional gold medal.
She was murdered.
Brainwashing and white privilege killed Ashli Babbitt.
Question
Where were the 20,000 national
Guard that President Trump authorized Nancy Pelocy to deploy?
Why where there dozens of FBI agents encouraging the trespassers to enter the Capitol ?
Why are the trespassers still held in prison some in solitary confinement with out being indicted
I counted 5 lies in that leftist interview .
HERO 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
MURDERER
welcome to the best conutry in the world!!!!
courage shooting an unarmed women this man should be on trial
Hero
Good God! Defending from what exactly? He should continue to hide his face in shame. He's a coward that shot an actual American hero. She shouldn't have trespassed but she was no threat. He's lying too. I have seen the videos. The officers let everyone in and took selfies with them. Weak! They were protesting! The only person that got hurt was Ashli Babbit.
An American hero!
This man is a hero. I wonder when Tucker Carlson will invite him on?
”Hero who took down terrorist”
Fixed the title
Look out, silly sympathizers, he's coming for you next!
What about all the deaths that resulted from the ensuing violent demonstrations that same month and all previous year, 2019?! Fires, obstructing traffic, mob violence, fire bombings, mob looting and destruction of property, all committed liberals and blm.
BLM has its own political party, and has taken over Capital Hill, who's black police are members of BLM. Welcome to the newest banana republic!
Tearing down Civil War monuments out of control Antifa and BLM factions, all paid by George Soros, who should rightfully be deported, jailed and or executed. Absolute hypocrisy!
a true patriot!
Coward
Just imagine if this was a white police officer who shot someone .. it would’ve been media outrage .. it’s funny how when it happens the other way around no one says nothing because ya know – “rAcIsM”
America's #1 living war hero.
Remember you are not allowed to defend property during a riot that is just destroying property or buildings or cars. As stated in the kyle Rittenhouse trial. He should be held accountable and charged for murder.
Imagine if a police officer shot and killed a black blm protester during a similar protest. There would be so much backlash and more protests, but since a black officer killed a white woman nobody cares. This is what America has become.
He’s a good man
Compare this to Kyle Rittenhouse… THIS WAS NOT SELF DEFENSE.
https://youtu.be/XLBZ5d0JUdQ
New documents videos. He should at least be fired of not certainly brought up on charges.
It is a HardGrove.Take care Sir.
I guess they only shoot Trump protesters that disrupt Congress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Ct-Wv4ftc&ab_channel=WallStreetJournal
The capital is a public building. It is built with taxpayer money they had every right to be there.
Had he been white n Babbot been black. He would be in jail right now .. where he deserves to be!
This guy is a hero, he protected himself from one of those protesting thugs. I would love to buy him a beer … or a whole case lol