On Friday (August 27), Rep. Madeleine Dean who represents the 4th Congressional District, which includes about half of Lower Merion and all of Narberth, told MSNBC’s Joy Reid-
I was staggered to learn that it was Lt. [Michael] Byrd who made that announcement on the floor at the House. For the last seven months, I have wondered, who was it trying to help save our lives. I was up in the gallery that day as they told us first “sit down, prepare to lie down, then get your gas masks out from under your seat.” And then, that announcement – “They’ve infiltrated the Rotunda, and tear gas has been deployed.” I have wondered for months, who did that to save our lives.
And what I want people to know is, number one, thank you Lt. Byrd, thank you. Number two, I hope people understand the proximity of where he was first on the rostrum, and then where Ashli Babbitt was shot. It was feet away. After Ashli Babbitt, with all those other rioters, broke through security gate, after security gate, after security gate – that it takes me a while to go through each day, as it should. So the proximity was directly to the floor of the House, feet from where he made that announcement saving our lives.
SFB AGOLF TWITTLER MANBABY is pushing the Martyr issue to.
Make himself look good… Which is impossible. Lt Byrd did his job and saved a lot of lives. Babbits parents are trying to make money off her. Dispicable. She was a trespasser up to no good. She heard someone yell.. Gun.. And saw the gun. Figured she was a white woman and wouldn’t get shot. She was wrong. She is NO Martyr.