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Honoré says Jan. 6 stemmed from 'propaganda' that gave people 'a little BS'
By Cristina Marcos and Rebecca Beitsch - 04/06/21 03:25 PM EDT
Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led a review of the security failures leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection, said Tuesday that the attack was the result of “propaganda†that gave people “a little BS about what they want to hear.â€
Honoré compared former President Trump’s false claims of election fraud, which were echoed by his GOP allies in Congress, to a “guy who keeps lying about having a horse. He keeps telling people he has a horse and somebody will give him a saddle.â€
“And people who are wanting to believe that message that the election was stolen, they rode with it. And they continue to ride with it,†Honoré said during a virtual discussion hosted by the Atlantic Council.
“I think we've been had by little propaganda and a superb use of information operation, which is an offensive weapon to shape people's minds. And again, just tell them a little BS about what they want to hear, a sliver of truth and have them act on it,†Honoré said.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/546744-honore-says-jan-6-stemmed-from-propaganda-that-gave-people-a-little-bs