North Georgia Congressman Andrew Clyde Pushes to Demolish 'Black Lives Matter' Plaza in Washington, D.C.

Clyde also plans a hostile takeover by Congress to eliminate “home rule” in the nation’s capital.

North Georgia Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) has taken quite an interest in the nation’s capital, 612 miles from his home in Athens, GA — a home that is itself 40 miles from his Congressional district his Republican colleagues drew him out of in redistricting. In a recent interview with the Daily Caller, Clyde suggested ending “home rule” and paving over Black Lives Matter Plaza, among a myriad of policy grievances he aired about Washington, D.C.’s local government. Boldly asserting that district residents “hate” police and that BLM is a “pro-crime” organization, Clyde characterized his push for these changes as a way to help Donald Trump “clean up the nation’s capital.”

Clyde’s defense of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department in the interview runs counter to what he has said about the January 6th Insurrection, such as his May 12, 2021 statement: “there was no insurrection; to call it an insurrection is a bold-faced lie.” Photos from inside the Capitol that day, however, indicate that Clyde felt it was enough of an insurrection to barricade the door.

Clyde is one of just 21 Members of Congress who voted against awarding Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and even went so far as to refuse to shake the hand of Michael Fanone, an officer who suffered a heart attack and a traumatic brain injury after he was beaten unconscious by the mob that Clyde likened to “tourists.”  

“Andrew Clyde needs to do his job and focus on the issues that matter to Georgians,” said DPG spokesman Dave Hoffman. “Clyde’s to-do list ought to be funding the government, delivering Hurricane Helene recovery resources, and reducing the prices of gas and groceries rather than pretending he knows better than the residents of Washington, D.C. and their elected leaders.” 

Clyde’s preference for culture war issues over substantive legislation doesn’t stop with subjugating Washingtonians. Clyde, who owns a firearms business, famously changed his monthly tax withholding to $11,284 and reduced his paychecks to $1 in order to avoid paying the multitude of fines he racked up for sidestepping Capital Police metal detectors set up outside the House chamber. 

With Republicans weeks away from regaining control of the House, Senate, and White House, Clyde is eagerly awaiting his chance to overrule the Mayor and City Council of Washington, D.C. — effectively stealing the right to vote from 700,000 Washingtonians.