Weird how Trump is being blamed for inciting a riot before he actually directed anybody to the Capitol.
He'd incited it already.
In the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, President Donald Trump repeatedly said he wanted his supporte
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".@senatemajldr and Republican Senators have to get tougher, or you won’t have a Republican Party anymore. We won the Presidential Election, by a lot. FIGHT FOR IT. Don’t let them take it away!" he
tweeted Dec. 18.
In December, Trump also issued a battle cry to his supporters broadly, encouraging them to gather on his behalf Jan. 6.
Dec. 12: On the day of
pro-Trump rallies in Washington, D.C.,
Trump tweeted "Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn’t know about this, but I’ll be seeing them! #MAGA."
Dec. 12: "WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!!" Trump said in another
tweet.
Dec. 19: Trump
tweeted his praise for a report by his adviser Peter Navarro alleging election fraud: "A great report by Peter. Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election. Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"
Dec. 26: Trump tweeted: "The ‘Justice’ Department and the FBI have done nothing about the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud, the biggest SCAM in our nation’s history, despite overwhelming evidence. They should be ashamed. History will remember. Never give up. See everyone in D.C. on January 6th."
Dec. 27: "See you in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Don’t miss it. Information to follow!"
Trump tweeted.
Jan. 1: "The BIG Protest Rally in Washington, D.C., will take place at 11.00 A.M. on January 6th. Locational details to follow. StopTheSteal!"
Trump tweeted.
Jan. 1: "January 6th. See you in D.C."
Trump tweeted.
Jan. 3: Trump
retweeted @JenLawrence21, an organizer of a March for Trump bus tour: "Now we will bring it to DC on Jan 6 and PROUDLY stand beside you!"
Jan. 3: Trump retweeted
Amy Kremer, another promoter of the march who said, "We are excited to announce the site of our January 6th event will be The Ellipse in the President’s Park, just steps from the White House!"
Jan. 3: Trump
retweeted @CodeMonkeyZ: "If you are planning to attend peaceful protests in DC on the 6th, i recommend wearing a body camera. The more video angles of that day the better."
Jan. 4: At a
rally in Georgia the day before the Senate runoffs, Trump repeated his grievances about his own election. He spoke about a continued fight, both for himself and the Senate.
"If the liberal Democrats take the Senate and the White House — and they’re not taking this White House — we’re going to fight like hell, I’ll tell you right now," Trump said.
"We’re going to take it back," Trump said.