VAN HOLLEN: You suggested Alex Pretti was culpable for his own killing because he had a gun he was licensed to carry. Would you like to retract that statement?
BESSENT: I would not. Would you like to express remorse over the death of Ashli Babbitt here in the Capitol?
Babbitt was actively engaged in a violent insurrection where officers had already been beaten to death. She was actively climbing in through a window to a secure location and was repeated warned to cease or she would be fired on.
This is the worst False Equivalence anyone could even attempt to make
Feb 5, 2026 15:53
