A Virginia GOP State Rep. Built Her Political Career On A Story That Doesn't Add Up

It was June 2020, and as Durant tells it, an “angry mob” of Black Lives Matter “rioters” surrounded her car in downtown Fredericksburg. They “assaulted” the vehicle with Durant and her 12-year-old daughter inside, she says. When she called 911 for help, the police said they had no authority to intervene in what was a city-approved protest.

Afterward, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson somehow got hold of the audio recording of Durant’s 911 call and aired part of it. He framed the incident as a “woman terrorized by a violent mob,” one of many examples of Americans being “intentionally abandoned by the state that promised to protect them.” After the national exposure, Durant ran for the state House and won in November 2021 on a platform of public safety.

Durant is currently running for state Senate, and the outcome of her race is pivotal for Virginia Republicans. If she wins, the GOP will control the full trifecta of the state government, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) will have the votes to push through a 15-week abortion ban that’s been stymied by the current Democrat-led Senate. Durant opposes abortion rights.

Throughout her campaign, Durant has told the story of her entry into politics.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tara-durant-black-lives-matter-protest-exaggerated_n_654143aae4b0ae2dc0b5a243



Well, well. Another lying RepubliKKKan. Who'd have thunk it?