Trump was 'confused' when others in the White House weren't as 'delighted' as he was

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Trump was 'confused' when others in the White House weren't as 'delighted' as he was about Capitol violence: GOP's Ben Sasse

January 08, 2021
Sky Palma

During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt this Friday, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) was asked about his assessment of President Donald Trump's behavior and culpability in the run-up to and after the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters on January 6.

Sasse said that the mob was "incited by the President of the United States," adding that Trump is "addicted to division."

"This is a deep brokenness in his soul. ... Donald Trump is a guy who hurts. And I hurt for him at an anthropological and a human level, but at a level of his oath of office to the Constitution, the duty of the president of the United States is to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution," Sasse said. "And the President is addicted to social media and to television, and to division, and he's been lying to the American people for eight straight weeks and planned it long before. No matter what was happening in any state, he was going to say the election was being stolen, and the people needed to rise up."

Sasse stressed the fact that Trump "said repeatedly to 'go wild' when you get to the Capitol" during a Wednesday morning address to his supporters.

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Later in the interview, Sasse claimed that as Trump was watching his supporters storm the Capitol, he "was walking around the White House confused about why other people on his team weren't as excited as he was as you had rioters pushing against Capitol Police trying to get into the building."

"That was happening. He was delighted," the Republican senator said

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https://www.rawstory.com/capitol-riot-2649792525/

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Note: I usually post a link to the original story, but I refuse to post a link to Hugh Hewitt's page. Actually, I don't post from RawStory unless it's an original piece or if the original story is behind a paywall.

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Big talk from Paper Tiger Ben Sasse. He always talks a good game but caves when it comes to voting against heinous people and policies. Fuck him, too.

[Moostache]

1. Those without empathy cannot understand horror in others...

Those in Trump's orbit that did not share his glee should all be asking themselves today - "was it worth THAT?"

[Blue Owl]

2. JFC

Someone put that fat fuck out of his misery