Byron Donalds Knew: J6 Men Left Behind | Chris Worrell
From Steel News with Ann Vandersteel by Maverick Broadcasting Network
June 2, 2026 · 1h 11m
About this episode
Chris Worrell discusses his experience as a J6 defendant and his disappointment in Byron Donalds' lack of support.
Today at 1 PM ET on Steel News Live, Ann Vandersteel is joined by Chris Worrell, a Florida J6 defendant, cancer survivor, and Collier County resident whose life was upended after January 6. Chris says he went to Byron Donalds seeking leadership, accountability, and public action. Instead, he says he found silence, delay, and political calculation. Donalds’ own office knew about Chris Worrell’s case. Congressional casework identified Chris as a J6 defendant who had been denied medication, placed under house arrest, and who “never entered the Capitol.” Donalds’ Deputy District Director, Mercedes Price Harry, worked the case, communicated about DOJ letters, BOP medical issues, and urgent concerns involving Chris’s cancer and detention conditions. Chris says he campaigned hard for Byron Donalds. He was a fellow Floridian. He was a constituent. He believed Byron would fight for him. But Chris says Byron Donalds did not put him first. Today’s episode asks the hard question Florida voters deserve answered: If Byron Donalds would not publicly fight for Chris Worrell — his own constituent, a Floridian, a supporter, a J6 defendant with cancer — why should anyone believe he is fit to govern…
People in this episode
Host: Ann Vandersteel
Guest: Chris Worrell
Topics covered
- January 6
- political accountability
- cancer survivor
- Florida politics
- constituent rights
Keywords
- J6
- Byron Donalds
- Chris Worrell
- cancer
- Florida
- politics
- constituent
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Maverick Broadcasting Network
Places: Florida, Collier County
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