Trump invited supporters to "wild" protest, and told them to fight. They did.

By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Jonathan Landay

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chaos in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday unfolded after President Donald Trump spent weeks whipping up his supporters with false allegations of fraud in the Nov. 3 election, culminating in a call to march to the building that represents U.S. democracy.

 

Trump, who has refused to concede that he lost to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, had urged his supporters multiple times to come to Washington for a rally on Wednesday, the day the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate were scheduled to certify the results of the Electoral College.

 

"Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election," Trump, a Republican, tweeted on Dec. 20. "Big protest in DC on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"

 

They turned out in the thousands to hear the president say they should march on the Capitol building to express their anger at the voting process and to pressure their elected officials to reject the results.

 

"We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and Congressmen and women," Trump told the crowd, standing with the White House as a backdrop.

 

Speaking at what could be his last rally as the sitting president, Trump exhorted his supporters "to fight."

 

"We will never give up, we will never concede,” Trump said, delighting the crowd by calling Democratic victories the product of what he called "explosions of bullshit."

 

"Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!" people chanted in reply.

 

About 50 minutes into the speech, some of his supporters, waving Trump flags, began heading toward Capitol Hill, where unprecedented mayhem ensued.

 

Protesters fought through police barricades, stormed the building and entered lawmakers' chambers. The certification process was stopped and Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress were evacuated.One civilian was shot dead, Washington police said. As night fell, a Capitol official said the building had been cleared, but outside some way from the grounds, scores of protesters remained, including members of militia and far-right groups.

 

'I KNOW YOU'RE HURT'

Monitoring the scenes of violence on cable news television from the Oval Office, Trump tweeted about an hour after the Capitol was put on lockdown that the protesters should "remain peaceful."

 

As criticism mounted that he had incited a riot, he was urged to say more by a Trump stalwart, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, and some of the advisers who remain in the White House for his dwindling days in office.

 

Biden had come out forcefully on live television and said the violence was "not a protest, it's insurrection." He called on Trump to demand "an end to this siege."

 

Eventually, Trump posted a recorded video on Twitter.

 

"I know you're hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election," Trump said, repeating familiar falsehoods. "But you have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order."

 

Trump's failure to rein in his supporters stood in sharp contrast to his attitude last summer when he threatened arrests and the use of force to break up protests against racial inequality.

 

Weeks have passed since the states completed certifying that Biden won by 306 votes in the Electoral College to Trump's 232, and Trump's extraordinary challenges to the result have floundered in courts across the country.

 

Yet Trump's rally speech on Wednesday was filled with grievances and voter fraud allegations that have not been backed up with evidence. He singled out several Republican lawmakers for criticism, including Senator Mitt Romney and Representative Liz Cheney, while hailing as heroes those who have sided with him to stop the electoral votes from being certified.

 

Several times he also urged Pence to intervene. But while Trump was still speaking, Pence released a lengthy statement saying he would carry out his constitutional duty to certify the vote.

 

"It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not,” Pence wrote.

 

(Reporting by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason; Additional reporting by Timothy Ahmann, Jim Urquhart, Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal; Editing by Heather Timmons and Sonya Hepinstall)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-01-07

 

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2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Trump invited supporters to "wild" protest, and told them to fight. They did.

By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Jonathan Landay

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chaos in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday unfolded after President Donald Trump spent weeks whipping up his supporters with false allegations of fraud in the Nov. 3 election, culminating in a call to march to the building that represents U.S. democracy.

 

Trump, who has refused to concede that he lost to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, had urged his supporters multiple times to come to Washington for a rally on Wednesday, the day the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate were scheduled to certify the results of the Electoral College.

 

"Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election," Trump, a Republican, tweeted on Dec. 20. "Big protest in DC on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"

 

They turned out in the thousands to hear the president say they should march on the Capitol building to express their anger at the voting process and to pressure their elected officials to reject the results.

 

"We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and Congressmen and women," Trump told the crowd, standing with the White House as a backdrop.

 

Speaking at what could be his last rally as the sitting president, Trump exhorted his supporters "to fight."

 

"We will never give up, we will never concede,” Trump said, delighting the crowd by calling Democratic victories the product of what he called "explosions of <deleted>."

 

"<deleted>! <deleted>! <deleted>!" people chanted in reply.

 

About 50 minutes into the speech, some of his supporters, waving Trump flags, began heading toward Capitol Hill, where unprecedented mayhem ensued.

 

Protesters fought through police barricades, stormed the building and entered lawmakers' chambers. The certification process was stopped and Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress were evacuated.One civilian was shot dead, Washington police said. As night fell, a Capitol official said the building had been cleared, but outside some way from the grounds, scores of protesters remained, including members of militia and far-right groups.

 

'I KNOW YOU'RE HURT'

Monitoring the scenes of violence on cable news television from the Oval Office, Trump tweeted about an hour after the Capitol was put on lockdown that the protesters should "remain peaceful."

 

As criticism mounted that he had incited a riot, he was urged to say more by a Trump stalwart, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, and some of the advisers who remain in the White House for his dwindling days in office.

 

Biden had come out forcefully on live television and said the violence was "not a protest, it's insurrection." He called on Trump to demand "an end to this siege."

 

Eventually, Trump posted a recorded video on Twitter.

 

"I know you're hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election," Trump said, repeating familiar falsehoods. "But you have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order."

 

Trump's failure to rein in his supporters stood in sharp contrast to his attitude last summer when he threatened arrests and the use of force to break up protests against racial inequality.

 

Weeks have passed since the states completed certifying that Biden won by 306 votes in the Electoral College to Trump's 232, and Trump's extraordinary challenges to the result have floundered in courts across the country.

 

Yet Trump's rally speech on Wednesday was filled with grievances and voter fraud allegations that have not been backed up with evidence. He singled out several Republican lawmakers for criticism, including Senator Mitt Romney and Representative Liz Cheney, while hailing as heroes those who have sided with him to stop the electoral votes from being certified.

 

Several times he also urged Pence to intervene. But while Trump was still speaking, Pence released a lengthy statement saying he would carry out his constitutional duty to certify the vote.

 

"It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not,” Pence wrote.

 

(Reporting by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason; Additional reporting by Timothy Ahmann, Jim Urquhart, Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal; Editing by Heather Timmons and Sonya Hepinstall)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-01-07

 

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Worst President Ever....

These deplorable actions helped Dems win Georgia.  So thanks for that bunker boy.  Now go back to hiding in your bunker.

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

Trump invited supporters to "wild" protest, and told them to fight. They did.

 

 

He would have joined them, but you know, bone spurs.

Invoke the 25th.  Quickly!!

The Capitol and US Democracy will survive this seditious terrorism.

 

Disgraceful as it is, it’s no bad thing for Americans and the world to see how far towards tyranny Trump has brought himself and his supporters.

 

It’s also an indictment of the GOP that has enabled Trump to bring America to this point.

 

Look at at and see the raw exposed sedition and tyranny that comes directly from Donald Trump enabled by the corruption of the GOP.

 

There’s no hiding from this.

An absolutely deplorable state of affairs. 

 

Authoritarian regimes around the world must be loving this.

 

Very sad day in American history.

 

 

The freedom of speech in the US is a great good but its sad there is no possibility to punish a president who is inciting riots with proven lies. That he won by a landslide and massive voter fraud.

 

Why is there no mechanism to punish proven falsehoods. I like freedom of speech but just like with anti vaxers they spread so much proven lies and Trump too. I know it beats a state controlled media. But this isnt perfect either.  

Twitter Locks Trump’s Account After Violence on Capitol Hill
The move came after critics and even some allies of companies like Twitter and Facebook said they failed to prevent the misinformation that led to chaos on Wednesday.

Twitter said Mr. Trump’s account would remain locked for 12 hours and the ban could be extended if several of his tweets that rejected the election results and appeared to incite violence were not deleted. Mr. Trump’s account will be permanently suspended if he continues violating Twitter’s policies against violent threats and election misinformation, the company added.

Twitter Locks Trump’s Account After Violence on Capitol Hill - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

 

Trump locked out of Twitter for 12 hours.  Hopefully his account will be suspended permanently....

 

[“As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy,” announced Twitter’s Safety account. “This means that the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked. Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account.”]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-twitter-facebook-capitol-siege-video-removed-locked-005124684.html

2 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Twitter Locks Trump’s Account After Violence on Capitol Hill
The move came after critics and even some allies of companies like Twitter and Facebook said they failed to prevent the misinformation that led to chaos on Wednesday.

Twitter said Mr. Trump’s account would remain locked for 12 hours and the ban could be extended if several of his tweets that rejected the election results and appeared to incite violence were not deleted. Mr. Trump’s account will be permanently suspended if he continues violating Twitter’s policies against violent threats and election misinformation, the company added.

Twitter Locks Trump’s Account After Violence on Capitol Hill - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

 

Ah, you beat me to it....555

1 minute ago, Berkshire said:

Ah, you beat me to it....555

I could feel you breathing down my neck.

Started watching about two hours ago. CNN is doing their usual assault on Trump. Fox is doing it a bit lighter, conceding the protest was "the wrong thing to do", yet still pushing the "there needs to be voting reform, there were issues with this election". Both are tip toeing around news of the young lady Trump supporter who was shot and killed by police while trying to climb through a barricaded Capitol door window, whipped into fervor by what was incited by the president. As such, his last few tweets were deleted, and his Tweeter has been locked.

12 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The Capitol and US Democracy will survive this seditious terrorism.

the correct term is "mostly peaceful protesters"

Just now, scammed said:

the correct term is "mostly peaceful protesters"

Mostly violent.  How can you say mostly peaceful.  BS.  Look at these pics and get back to me.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55568131

It should be noted that this is the 3rd time that right wing demonstrators have invaded legislative offices. They also did so in Michigan and Idaho.

It is widely reported that following Trump’s unwillingness/refusal, VP Pence signed the authorization to call out the National Guard.

 

Here then is a text book case for the 25th Amendment.

 

A President unable to fulfill the duties of his office during a national emergency.

 

 

36 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Invoke the 25th.  Quickly!!

 

could that be what he wants?  feed the reality teevee narrative?

 

not only was the election stolen, but "they" even took away his final week in office?

 

it'll play well in trumpland that the "deep state" colluded in destroying his legacy, that he was "stabbed in the back" by his very own vice president!

 

they were all out to get him from the start, he never had a chance!

 

Ahh, but the strawberries that's... that's where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt...

Pathetic guy ????

Get him out pronto. 

27 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Mostly violent.  How can you say mostly peaceful.  BS.  Look at these pics and get back to me.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55568131

LOL.  Checked out your link. Looks more like a scene from "Animal House". The pic of the guy at Pelosi's desk is hilarious.

 

Thank you for the link, Dean Wormer.

So the losers of society had their five minutes of shame. For once, they were able to escape their sad lives in the trailer parks and the video game parallel reality in the Tweets and blogs they have time to read, and get some action. 
 

The remarkable thing about this is that everyone could see it coming. It was four years in the making; this mob of minions was groomed by the wannabe totalitarian on top and a GOP for which fascist-methods like this or denying the Pennsylvania senator his seat was only the next logical step after systematically suppressing voters for ages. Meanwhile, freshman Republican Miller praises Adolf Hitler. 
 

It’s therefore scandalous that law enforcement wasn’t prepared for it, and that it only seems to be good for killing black people and incarcerating and torturing Muslims in concentration camps. 
 

Let’s hope it’s a wake up call and these terrorists — from top to bottom — are being dealt with. 
 

 

 

32 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Mostly violent.  How can you say mostly peaceful.  BS.  Look at these pics and get back to me.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55568131

 

But the mob beating down the door outside that guys house was peaceful right?  condemn violence on BOTH sides - I do, dems do not.

4 minutes ago, ExpatOK said:

LOL.  Checked out your link. Looks more like a scene from "Animal House". The pic of the guy at Pelosi's desk is hilarious.

 

Thank you for the link, Dean Wormer.

Sad you are OK with this. But considering your posting history....

 

So you are OK with sedition?

https://www.the-sun.com/news/2094799/dc-riot-maga-gallows-capitol-building-overrun/

 

1 minute ago, BobBKK said:

 

But the mob beating down the door outside that guys house was peaceful right?  condemn violence on BOTH sides - I do, dems do not.

Don't deflect. 

1 minute ago, BobBKK said:

 

Two wrongs don't make a right. Condemn it ALL - I challenge you.

I'm against all violence.  Doesn't matter what group causes.

 

So now, I'll challenge you, condem what's happening now....

America hang your head in shame.

4 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

I'm against all violence.  Doesn't matter what group causes.

 

So now, I'll challenge you, condem what's happening now....

 

Absolutely! of course!  I have stated in 3 posts I condemn ALL violence whatever side.

1 minute ago, BobBKK said:

 

Absolutely! of course!  I have stated in 3 posts I condemn ALL violence whatever side.

So you don't support this violent break in of the Capitol.  Great.  Thank you.

4 minutes ago, ExpatOK said:

LOL.  Checked out your link. Looks more like a scene from "Animal House". The pic of the guy at Pelosi's desk is hilarious.

 

Thank you for the link, Dean Wormer.

What's funny is this idiot and his buddies think they could possibly change anything.  Now that's hilarious.