Representative Andy Kim (NJ), a Democrat from New Jersey, helping clean up the Capitol rotunda...

[demmiblue]

amidst the sea of awful images from yesterday, this one really got me -- representative @AndyKimNJ, a democrat from new jersey, helping clean up the capitol rotunda early this morning.

Link to tweet

[Harker]

14. Nicely put. n/t

[Harker]

34. When you spot a diamond...

gotta say, "oooh."

[ailsagirl]

30. .....

[live love laugh]

50. Clinton, Obama and now Biden--all clean up men as well

Yes our elected officials are servants to us but they should not and cannot continue to be the cleanup people after Republicans trash our democracy.

It is a metaphor I hope we can change soon.

[soothsayer]

2. Gads, it's really a crime scene. I wish they were treating it as such

But that is very good of him.

[Irish_Dem]

42. I know, I am shocked. Crime scene. And he should be wearing gloves.

Who knows what cooties the insurrectionists have.

Why isn't the FBI picking up all of this material?

[Walleye]

3. I love this guy. He's from New Jersey but we see some things about him on local TV, all good

His expression here is pure sadness

[CanonRay]

4. He should be wearing gloves

This is all evidence. Cans would have fingerprints.

[GopherGal]

10. For his own protection, he should be wearing gloves.

My workplace's custodial staff wears them all the time.

If there's to be evidence collection (and, as noted below, no reason to believe the Capitol Police are willing/capable of doing anything right) access should be blocked off, I would think.

[usaf-vet]

44. I thought the same thing. But still thank you Mr. Kim for being a patriotic American.

The veteran salutes you.

[Bluethroughu]

5. That's an American Patriot

The people who broke into our Capital are
DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.

[Midnightwalk]

6. Did they collect all possible evidence?

I assumed they would have, but the capitol police failed to anything correctly so far.

[a kennedy]

7. OMGAWD.......I just bawled reading this. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

8. Were they drinking Muscle Milk?

That's how you know they're real He-men! A democrat cleaning up a mess made by republicans. Now there's something you don't encounter all the time, except continually after every election where democrats replace republicans.

[LiberalLovinLug]

47. "A democrat cleaning up a mess made by republicans"

Where have I heard this before?

[WA-03 Democrat]

9. Thanks for posting

This has been the trend for 40 years. Republicans break and mess things up. Democrats come in and clean it up. The Republicans then campaign that the Democrats did not do it fast enough and or wore a tan suit.

Rep. Kim is a hero

[NHvet]

21. ain't it so!

[Karadeniz]

11. So poignant I could cry...

[Mr.Bill]

12. I hope the room had been checked for booby traps first. n/t

[byronius]

13. Yeah, that got me.

[Marthe48]

15. Thank you, Mr. Kim

I notice that the only time Americans leave the U.S. to live in another country, is when r's are in charge. Lots more people from other nations come here, regardless. And make it a better place.

[George II]

17. They should make Hawley and Cruz do the cleanup.

[NurseJackie]

18. He should be wearing gloves.

[senseandsensibility]

19. Proud to be the 90th rec

After working my entire professional life with/for immigrants, I assure that this type of gesture is the norm among them. Maybe that sounds like a gross generalization, but it was my experience. I wish that some of the knuckle-dragging idiots that assaulted our democracy could have some of the experiences with immigrants that I have had. Then again, they don't seem like they are capable of responding to new information or learning anything new.

[MagickMuffin]

20. I wish he was wearing gloves

no telling what is all over that trash

But he is showing such great respect for our Capitol. Shows his respect for his office and the building which is a symbol of service.

[StClone]

22. Shouldn't that be treated as evidence-DNA, finger prints?

[babylonsister]

40. I would think so, too. nt

[marieo1]

23. Our Property

What really makes me mad, is the White House belongs to all of us, we all pay taxes big time to have it, except for the congress peoples personal property it is ours (the American citizen's) property!!! When I saw that man stealing Senator Pelosi's lectern, I got angrier and angrier. What right do they have to violate our property and walk away with something that belongs to all of the people in America and our elected officials!! They should all be locked up or fined big time. And..........our infamous president, I'll bet he has violated other peoples property his whole life and stolen property that did not belong to him. He supports this kind of behavior. DJT doesn't have an honest bone in his body, he a liar, a cheat, is crude and obnoxious. He hasn't done one thing good for our country..........why does he think he deserves another term. Of all people, he should know when you don't do your job you 'get fired'!!

[orangecrush]

24. Trump and Pence

Should be cleaning it up under armed guard.

[snort]

25. A portable camp seat...

Did they really think there would be a long haul version?

[NJCher]

26. Andy Kim came to a teacher's union meeting

He was down to earth and sincere about why he was running for office.

[FakeNoose]

27. Andy Kim is setting an awesome example

That's what leadership is all about - seeing a job that needs to be done and getting it done.

[PNW-Dem]

28. That's what I call "a real American"

That's who I want to believe we are...

If it bleeds, it leads. The media should show more of this. Oh, I forgot, this won't sell advertising...

[BobTheSubgenius]

29. If anyone would know what it's like to live in a country that was being ripped apart by lunatics...

...it's a person from Korea. He has at least heard stories, or like the rest of us, learned about the history. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he internalized the history a lot more than the vast majority ever would.

Perhaps he's connecting with that, and wanting to do at least something concrete to deny the terrorists a win. Whatever the reason, it's damned inspiring.

[iluvtennis]

31. Andy Kim is a true American patriot, not trump's pond scum cultists. nt

[dchill]

32. Wow, Andy! That's how I spell American!

[Botany]

33. Is it dusty around here?

Something is in my eyes.

[NNadir]

35. Congressman Kim, though not from my district, makes me proud to be from New Jersey!!!

[NoSheep]

36. this man n/t

[SergeStorms]

37. He appreciates being an American.

Every Trump-humper says they love this country, but they really feel this country owes them something, because they're white, because their families have been here for a few generations. The Trump-humpers are great at creating messes, but you'll never see any of them cleaning up those messes. Its beneath them. They leave their messes for immigrants to clean up after them.

This young man is cleaning up their mess, not only the mess they made in the Capitol, but the mess they've made of our country. Don't worry, Trump-humpers, he's got it.

[trof]

38. 'Cause that's what we do.

Clean up their shit.

[nattyice]

39. My representative. I don't think Tom McArthur would have been seen doing this

[GoCubsGo]

41. It looks like he's gathering up destroyed media equipment.

There were several photos of the terrorists attacking the media, and busting up their cameras and other equipment. it wasn't just the Capitol they trashed.

I wish Rep. Kim was my congressman, instead of that disgusting, treasonous waste of flesh, Joe Wilson.

[JT45242]

43. Great visual but...

I am impressed by the dedication.

BUT.... this is a giant crime scene. Every piece of that trash is forensic evidence with fingerprints, DNA, etc. to help with convicting all of these seditious SOBs. There should literally be HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS of crime techs -- traditional, computer, etc. in that building gathering evidence for the prosecutions of thousands in attendance and the puppet masters who pulle dtheir strings who hid behind the scenes.

As was posted elsewhere .. how much of this evidence can be linked to foreign agents who infiltrated these white supremacist criminals.

[PatrickforO]

45. God bless him! And think about the quality of this man compared to

many of these republicans. Trump can't hold a candle to Kim intellectually, and certainly not morally.

Cruz, Hawley, Louis Gohmert (a moron in the truest sense) - I mean, this is what the Republicans have to show for themselves. We have people like Kim, Katie Porter, AOC, Ilhan Omar and the rest. Dems are building some MAJOR bench strength.

[Kali]

46. something in my eyes

[pioche4]

48. DNA of rioters left behind

Ok...so if FBI needs further evidence, I hope all this stuff left behind is kept in case they need DNA/fingerprint evidence of insurrectionists who were there. Prosecute.

[Upthevibe]

49. .....................

............... I'm crying but it's an "I'm so touched" kind of cry.

Bless this first generation American who has succeeded in his life but remains humble....