Jan. 6 officers hit the road for Harris, hoping to make Trump lose another election
Police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol during an hours-long onslaught by Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, are hitting the road for Kamala Harris.
WASHINGTON — Police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol during an hours-long onslaught by Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, are hitting the road for Kamala Harris in hopes of keeping the former president, who is facing criminal charges for his efforts to stay in office by lying about the last election, from winning back the White House.
Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, and current Metropolitan Police Department Officer Daniel "Danny" Hodges will be showing their support for Harris and presumptive vice presidential nominee Tim Walz in the coming days, joining up with the Democratic campaign for the first time since President Joe Biden dropped off the top of the ticket less than three weeks ago.
Dunn and Hodges will be in Michigan this week, visiting Grand Rapids, Flint and Detroit, and members of the group will travel elsewhere soon, including to North Carolina and Georgia, the Harris campaign told NBC News. During the trips, the Biden-Walz campaign said, the officers would meet with elected officials as well as community leaders to underscore what they call the urgent and immediate threat that Trump poses to democracy.
Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges during a news conference at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in Washington, DC., on April 1.Susan Walsh / AP fileDunn told NBC News that his message won't change since Biden dropped out, but that he's excited to be campaigning for Harris, who Dunn knows from his time on the job at the Capitol.
"She would always talk to us, her being a former prosecutor. She liked law enforcement, so she would always talk to the Capitol Police officers," Dunn said.
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