Capitol Assault, Rise of Extremism Examined in Frontline's "American Insurrection"

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The new Frontline documentary "American Insurrection" investigates the rise of right-wing extremism and the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Forum talks with ProPublica reporter and Frontline correspondent A.C. Thompson about how extremist groups and individuals became emboldened and radicalized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.0	I'm Scott Schaefer.
0:51.2	Coming up, a new documentary from PBS Frontline and ProPublica
0:54.9	traces the rise of the modern militia movement,
0:57.8	culminating with the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.
1:02.0	Investigative reporter A.C. Thompson joins us to talk about the film American Insurrection
1:06.8	and links between militias and former President Donald Trump.
1:11.4	Then a beloved fourth grade teacher in Orange County comes under fire
1:14.9	after she and her husband participated in storming the Capitol Building.
1:19.0	Some students and parents are calling for her to be fired,
1:22.0	and others are saying she did nothing wrong and was only expressing her First Amendment rights.
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