UPDATE: 2:22 p.m. Shortly after publishing this article, the Cobb County Republican Party announced that it was canceling its patriot vigil due to the backlash it had received.

Due to the mischaracterization of the event scheduled for January 6th and the ensuing concerns for the safety of those in attendance, the prayer vigil is CANCELED, the group announced Wednesday afternoon following intense backlash from Republicans and Democrats alike.

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This Thursday, Jan. 6, members of the Republican Party in Cobb County, Georgia, will join people around the country in commemorating the anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol with a somber remembrance.

Except it will honor those allegedly behind the attack, hailed as patriots and political prisoners in far-right circles for storming the Capitol in an attempt to keep Joe Biden from becoming the next president.

The Cobb County Republicans are planning a candlelight vigil for the J6 Patriots held in DC prisons. The event will also feature the founder of Women for America First , the group that hosted the D.C. rally with former President Donald Trump that preceded the attack.

But celebrating those behind the disturbing events last year is too much even for some Georgia Republicans, who have watched their party become more extreme since Trump lost the state and made it a target for his election lies and grievances.

When I first saw this, I was in such disbelief that I had to fact check it ... TJ Dearman, chairman of the GOP in Jackson County, Georgia, wrote on Facebook .

He said the Cobb County GOP event isnt meant to honor the officers who were brutally assaulted for hours but to honor the patriots who are being held as political prisoners. My definition of patriotism isnt beating police in an attempt to overthrow the US government but maybe Im just another brainwashed rino (sic), referring to the disparaging acronym, Republican In Name Only.