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I’m going to start with a question: Why can the Democrats storm the Speaker of the House’s private office, not be vetted or searched for deadly weapons, and scream profanity and threats, but citizens can’t walk through the Capitol building on January 6th without going to prison?

Here we go! I have recently shared the video footage of the Democratic invasion, which has been making the rounds online since Tuesday night. It shows a group of Democratic lawmakers marching to the office of House Speaker Mike Johnson, chanting "Swear her in!" and getting into a tense standoff with Capitol Police. It's sparked a lot of debate about consistency—why the delegation gets a pass when everyday folks faced serious charges for entering the Capitol on January 6. Let's break it down without the hype.

The Democrats stormed the private office of the Speaker of the House; will they storm the Capitol building or perhaps the Pentagon or even the White House next?

The spark? Newly elected Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva from Arizona won her special election back on September 23, but she hasn't been sworn in yet. That's a big deal because her vote could tip the scales on a discharge petition pushed by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). The petition needs just one more vote to force the GOP-led House to push the Justice Department to release more files on Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender whose case still draws massive scrutiny. Grijalva has publicly said she'd support it.

Leading the charge were Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.), along with Grijalva herself and some staffers. They linked arms and headed straight for Johnson's office, demanding he get the process moving. Police blocked the door, and things escalated: Videos capture Jayapal and Stansbury tearing at a sign outside the office, with one officer getting an earful from the group. No one got inside, but it was chaotic enough to make headlines.

Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana and speaker of the House of Representatives, addressed it the next day, calling the whole thing a "political stunt." He pointed to clips shared online (ironically, by the protesters themselves) and said, "They stormed my office... berated a Capitol Police officer, screamed at him. He was just standing at his post." He tied it to broader complaints about Democrats' "disdain for law enforcement," referencing protests against ICE and even blaming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's tactics for dragging out government funding talks.

The Democrats stormed the private office of the Speaker of the House; will they storm the Capitol building or perhaps the Pentagon or even the White House next?

Final Word: Is this a stunt or a dress rehearsal for a coup? Please comment below.