Andy Kim donates his blue suit that he wore on Jan 6 to Smithsonian

Andy Kim, the New Jersey congressman donated his blue suit to Smithsonian and was reluctant to touch the suit again after the Jan. 6 riot.

But later, former President Trump‘s supporters marched to the Capitol to halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election. The mob breached security broke windows, stole lecterns, and ransacked lawmakers’ offices.  

“I told the Smithsonian yes to donating the blue suit because the telling of the story of Jan6 isn’t optional, it is necessary. There are many stories of Jan6. Mine is just one. We cannot heal as a nation unless we have truth. Let truth be truth,” he continued.

6 months ago today I wore this blue suit as I cleaned the Capitol after the insurrection, now I just donated it to the Smithsonian. Jan6 must never be forgotten. While some try to erase history, I will fight to tell the story so it never happens again. Here is one story…(THREAD) pic.twitter.com/GKePd1ZMrr

— Andy Kim (@AndyKimNJ) July 6, 2021