Commissioner Wesen’s statements on Capitol insurrection

Last Wednesday afternoon County Commissioner Ron Wesen posted a statement on the County’s website that “I condemn in the strongest terms the violence that took place in Washington, D.C. last week. The insurrection was shocking to witness.” Wesen was clarifying his statement to reporter Brandon Stone in that morning’s Skagit Valley Herald. Stone’s summary: “County Commissioner Ron Wesen strongly condemned the violence and destruction of federal property, but said he did not know who exactly was responsible. He said he supported the right to ask questions about who is responsible, saying freedom...