• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “I’m not an Insurrectionist,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, specifically pointing to his comments on Jan. 6 in which he encouraged supporters to march to the Capitol “peacefully and patriotically.”

    And then, when they rioted and broke into the Capitol, like you knew they would, you did nothing to stop them. You could have called in the National Guard. Instead, you told them you loved them. You loved them because they did your bidding.

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      Not only does his inaction speak volumes, he also tweeted out about Pence “not having courage” and got on the phone to call Senators while the Capitol was being invaded to get them to halt the electoral vote count.

      Read the Colorado ruling, it’s worth it.

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        Anyone still have the footage of the Trumps and their accolytes in those tents watching the Jan 6 capital invasion while toasting champagne?

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          I have the hours of violence recorded in the main archway where they were using siege tactics and human battering rams to try to break through the main doors and the officers blockading it with shields, weapons, and massive amounts of teargas.

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      One of the people in the White House wrote that he was transfixed by the tv coverage, refused to do anything to interrupt their momentum, and was angry they weren’t more aggressive (and also very annoyed that they weren’t better dressed / more classy).