'I'm the January 6 guy': GOP candidate says he's 'running to kick in the front door'
A Republican candidate from West Virginia is seeking higher office based on his participation in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Derrick Evans told right-wing nationalist Steve Bannon that voters were flocking to him after he served 90 days in prison after pleading guilty to felony civil disorder charges. Evans is challenging Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) in the Republican primary.
"As rich people say it, they say, hey, maybe a guy like Derrick Evans, maybe he, with his common sense, maybe he is the guy to go down and represent our real values in the nation's capital," Bannon explained.
"When people learn that, and then they also learn that I'm the January 6 guy," Evans proclaimed. "The reason that's important here in West Virginia is everyone knows the story."
"I'm the highest-ranking government official in the entire country outside of President Trump to be targeted by the deep state the way that I was," he continued. "I was elected to the state house here on January 6 when I went to the Capitol and stood with President Trump that day."
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Evans said people recognized him for his role on Jan. 6.
"And they say, thank you for being the first politician with a backbone to actually stand up and actually fought for us," he recalled people saying. "And when they learn those things, we're just scooping up votes every single day left and right right now."
"So the thing is just getting the message out there and making sure people are aware of her voting record and making sure that they know and understand and realize that I'm the only elected official in the entire country with the courage to stand with President Trump on January 6," he added.
"And I paid the price for it, and I'm running to kick in the front door and expose the corruption."