Dem Rep. Cori Bush Appears to Show Support for Inmates Who Rioted, Attacked Guards In St. Louis Prison

Over the weekend on Saturday, inmates at a St. Louis jail started a riot and continued to break windows and start fires after a single inmate attacked a guard that was on duty. Instead of condemning the riots, freshman rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) supported the inmates.

“​A riot is the language of the unheard​,” said Bush, quoting an MLK speech. “​I want to talk to my constituents in the window. Their lives and their rights must be protected​. ​My team and I are working to ensure that the urgent needs of people who are incarcerated are not ignored.”

“A riot is the language of the unheard.” - Dr. MLK Jr.

I want to talk to my constituents in the window. Their lives and their rights must be protected.

My team and I are working to ensure that the urgent needs of people who are incarcerated are not ignored. https://t.co/wMq8ecyLQ2

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) February 7, 2021

Just a month earlier, Bush condemned riots after individuals stormed the Capitol building and broke in on January 6. It now appears she is walking back those statements.

.@CoriBush spent her weekend praising violent felons who injured a prison guard.

Will any of her fellow Democrats disavow Bush's dangerous rhetoric? https://t.co/ns7je54qU8

— NRCC (@NRCC) February 8, 2021

In the same MLK speech that Bush quoted, it continues to say “Riots are socially destructive and self-defeating... So I will continue to condemn riots, and continue to say to my brothers and sisters that this is not the way. And continue to affirm that there is another way.”

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