The former president spoke to Micki Witthoeft, the mother of Ashli Babbitt, the 35-year-old Trump supporter who was shot by a police officer during the January 2021 attack on Congress and later died in hospital.
At around this time the counter-protester moved behind the demonstration, holding up his “Fart Noises” placard. Some of the Trump supporters attempted to cover it with American flags and a brief scuffle ensued.
Trump today called in to a gathering outside the DC jail with Ashli Babbitt’s mother. A minor scuffle ensued when a protester showed up with a “Fart Noises” sign as he was speaking: “It’s a terrible thing to a lot of people who have been treated very unfairly. We love Ashli.” pic.twitter.com/5v0z8xTA9Y
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) September 14, 2022
Babbitt, a U.S. Air Force veteran, was shot by Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd whilst attempting to scramble through a smashed window inside the Capitol Hill complex.
An investigation by the Department of Justice and District of Columbia Police concluded the shooting was “lawful and within Department policy.”
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