ASHBURN - Two key Democrats tweeted their disapproval of comments by Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio on Wednesday, when he referred to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6 as a "dust-up."
Del Rio asked why the protests and destruction of property in the aftermath of George Floyd's death aren't being investigated with the same vigor.
"Why are we not looking into those things?" Del Rio said. "Because it's kind of hard for me to say, I can realistically look at it, I can look at images on the TV, people's livelihoods are being destroyed, businesses are being burned down, no problem. And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, nothing burned down, and we're going to make that a major deal."
Five people died as a direct result of the Jan. 6 events, and four officers died by suicide in the days following.
State Sen. Jeremy McPike, who had previously expressed reservations about a bill authorizing a reported $300 million in bonds for the team, wrote on Twitter that the statements solidified his stance.