Mob pinned DC cop says ‘it was my pleasure to crush white nationalist insurgency’

A Washington DC policeman who was swarmed and beaten by pro-Trump rioters on the U.S. Capitol last week spoke of his heartbreaking experience.

“If it wasn’t for my job, I would have done it for free. It was absolutely my pleasure to crush a white nationalist insurgency,” said Daniel Hodges. NBC News Thursday. “I’m glad I was able to help. We’ll do it as many times as we need to.”

Hodges was captured in video crushed in a doorway by a violent mob. He said they then stole his equipment and beat him.

“They ripped off my mask. They stole my equipment. Beat me. They sprayed me with everything,” he said.

Hodges was one of many officers who fought to stave off the Jan.6 insurgency. At least five people were killed during the siege, including Capitol Hill policeman Brian Sicknick.

DC police officer Michael Fanone told CNN on Friday that a group of rioters beat him to the ground, removed his equipment and threatened with death.

“Some guys started grabbing my gun and they were yelling, ‘Kill him with his own gun,’” Fanone said.

It was only after the officer started yelling “I have children” that a few people stepped in to offer him protection.

The riot came after President Donald Trump delivered a speech at a rally urging his supporters to “be strong” and “take back our country” amid his challenges to the election results. Rioters then stormed the Capitol building, smashing windows and barricades and delaying Joe Biden’s electoral certification.

Federal prosecutors have since discovered that the rioters intended to “capture and murder” elected officials during the siege.

Trump received a torrent of negative reactions following the siege. On Wednesday, he became the first president in history to be twice impeached by the House of Representatives. The president has since been fired from all major social media sites and lost business deals with New York City and two of his favorite banks.

Fears that further violence could take place on the day of Biden’s inauguration prompted the government to designate the event as a “special national security event.”

According to Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee, there will likely be more than 20,000 members of the National Guard in attendance that day.

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said the United States was ready to stave off any potential violence on Friday, and said it would be a “big mistake” for anyone to plan a new attack.

“It will be the biggest mistake they make. If they do, it will be a big mistake from that point of view, because we will be ready, I can assure you that,” he said.

Newsweek contacted the White House for further comment.