ASHBURN — Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio referred to the Jan. 6 riot as a “dust-up” Wednesday in an effort to defend his earlier tweet that compared the attack on the U.S. Capitol to the protests about George Floyd’s death.
Del Rio replied to a tweet Monday about the upcoming hearing related to Jan. 6 and wrote he “would love to understand ‘the whole story’ about why the summer of riots, looting, burning and the destruction of personal property is never discussed, but this is ??? #CommonSense”
Del Rio didn’t back down from the viewpoint when meeting with reporters this week after practice, saying he “just asked a simple question” and defended his right to do so as an American.