India Willoughby faces blistering backlash after ‘horrendous’ take on US Capitol riots on This Morning

TV presenter and newsreader India Willoughby is facing a substantial backlash after making controversial comments about the US Capitol riots in an interview on This Morning.

The transgender broadcaster and reality TV personality sparked a furious row in a segment that saw host Phillip Schofield left open-mouthed in shock, when she said that she believed the reaction of US police officers to the pro-Trump mob was equal to the force shown by police to Black Lives Matter protesters over the summer.

The rioters stormed the Capitol on 6 January in an attempt to block Joe Biden’s win, with police accused of being too slow to respond to the incursion. Some were even seen taking selfies with the domestic terrorists as they observed them taking items from the building.

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