Your friendly neighborhood Jan. 6 participant may also be your next elected official.

Adam Johnson, also known as “Podium Guy” or “Lectern Guy,” is running for local office in Florida. Johnson, who posed with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021, served 75 days in jail and was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for his actions that day in Washington, DC. He was later one of the more than 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by President Donald Trump.

Johnson doesn’t really have much going for him beyond his connection to the insurrection. According to a recent profile in The Washington Post, he has rarely voted, still believes the 2020 election was stolen and has a chip on his shoulder about his sentencing following his actions at the Capitol.

"Saying I’m guilty betrays my fundamental belief that I had a right to go protest," Johnson said.

Have we forgotten what happened on Jan. 6, 2021?

Yet Johnson’s still got momentum, thanks to his 15 minutes of fame. Described as a “part-time influencer,” he’s trying to turn his meme into political aspirations, and it’s embarrassing to........

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