Arizona Capitol pic.twitter.com/sf8UcFvByD
— Michelle Ugenti-RITA (@MichelleUgenti) June 25, 2022
Local legislators are already comparing the protests to January 6th.
Arizona State Senate pic.twitter.com/0acGnDf5Y4
— Michelle Ugenti-RITA (@MichelleUgenti) June 25, 2022
Rhode Island brawl
Friday was also the scene of what is now known as the Rhode Island brawl in Providence. The protests outside the state house broke down into violence.
A man running as the GOP candidate for state Senate was put on leave from his job as a police officer. Jeann Lugo is shown in a video posted on Twitter apparently punching his political rival, Jennifer Rouke.
EXCLUSIVE- video of brawl at State House part 1 pic.twitter.com/fx7Z6msGg5
— Bill Bartholomew (@BillBartholomew) June 25, 2022
Washington DC insurrection rhetoric
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) spoke to a crowd of abortion rights activists in front of the Supreme Court after the decision was announced.
Asked by a crowd member: “What can you do in Congress?”
