On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Jaron Pensinger, a 21-year-old student at Georgetown University, joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss his time at President Donald Trumps D.C. rally on Jan. 6 and how his role as a peaceful protester concerned about election integrity was misconstrued by his peers and the press.<\/p>\n
I just wanted to, as protests are meant to do, send a peaceful message to our government to show that, you know, we want some sort of change and we want our government back for the people, Pensinger said.<\/p>\n
The thought of attacking the Capitol, Pensinger said, never crossed his mind.<\/p>\n
I was going down to hearDonald Trump speak and then peacefully marchand then go home, Pensinger said.I was not there because Im a white supremacist. I was not there because I support violence. I felt that there were some concerns about election integrity in this past election, you know, with Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and I feel as though a lot of the election concerns were, in a sense, swept under the rug by Democrats.<\/p>\n
Despite the threats and calls for his university to take disciplinary action against him, Pensinger hopes the chaotic events on Jan. 6 will spur journalists and others to hear out the concerns of the peaceful protesters who attended the rally.<\/p>\n
All it takes is a conversation, Pensinger said. So many of these people wouldnt even have a conversation with me and were rushing to judgment about me, and all it takes is a conversation.<\/p>\n
Read more here about why Pensinger and thousands of others traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to protest the presidential election.<\/p>\n
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