Fact Check: Biden Falsely Claims 5 Cops Were Killed by Trump Supporters on January 6th

During a speech delivered in Wisconsin where he tried to reframe his failed “Build Back Better” plan, 👤Joe Biden made the offhanded claim that “five cops” were “killed” during the so-called “insurrection” on Jan. 6 of last year, when in fact no 🚓Police officers died at the Capitol that day.

After his State of the Union Speech on Tuesday, Biden hit the road to push what he is now calling his “Building a Better America” agenda, which is really little more than a new name slapped on his “Build Back Better” plan that is already DOA in Congress.

During his laundry list speech delivered Wednesday at a school in Superior, Wis., Biden wrapped up his speech with an attempt to claim that Americans are united under his regime. But in formulating his stand, he made an utterly false claim about what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.

Close to the end of his remarks, Biden admitted that the U.S.A. is “not even close” to being perfect, but added that Vladimir Putin was “counting on being able to split up the United States.”

Then Biden went on to characterize how other nations saw the events of Jan. 6, though he did not specifically mention that date. He also tried to claim — again without saying it in explicit terms — that Vladimir Putin was emboldened to attack Ukraine because of the Jan. 6 protest.

“Look, how would you feel if you saw crowds storm and break down the doors of the British Parliament, kill five cops, injure 145 — or the German Bundestag or the Italian Parliament? I think you’d wonder,” Biden said.