Trump All but Dares His Supporters to Attack the U.S. Capitol Again

[Initech]

In a reasonable society, the insurrection that took place on January 6, 2021, would have (1) resulted in Donald Trump being convicted at his second impeachment trial and barred from ever holding public office again, and (2) been a dark stain on the Republican Party that no one would dare play down or even mention for fear of being associated with a violent, failed coup. Instead, thanks to the GOP’s embrace of fascism, lies, and an aspiring dictator who continues to perpetuate the delusion that he won a second term, it’s become de rigueur for conservatives to whitewash the attack on democracy. Senator Ron Johnson claimed in March that he never feared for his life because the mob was comprised of “people that loved this country.” Rep. Andrew Clyde declared out loud, in public, that the scene that unfolded that day looked like “a normal tourist visit.” And on Sunday, Trump took the gaslighting and bullshit to the next level, rebranding an attempt to overturn the election, which left five people dead and more than 100 officers injured, as a peaceful gathering of “patriots” who were justified in their actions.

“What happened that day from your standpoint?” Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo asked Trump, who responded by saying that the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the insurrection had been called by “patriots” who were merely demonstrating “spirit and faith and love.” Claiming there were “over a million people there,” he added, “They were there for one reason: the rigged election. They felt the election was rigged. That’s why they were there, and they were peaceful people. These were great people. The crowd was unbelievable, and I mention the word love—the love in the air, I’ve never seen anything like it. And that’s why they went to Washington.”



Not surprisingly, basically everything Trump said during the interview was a lie, including the conspiracy theory tying Schumer to some kind of cover-up re: Ashli Babbitt’s death. (According to NBC News’s Tom Winter, the officer who shot Babbitt “was not a part of a specific security detail to a member of Congress,” per a senior law enforcement official.) More disturbing, though, is Trump’s attempt to rewrite history and cast himself and his supporters as the ones who were wronged. As New York’s Jonathan Chait wrote last week after Trump began his campaign to turn Babbitt into a martyr:
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Make no mistake, they're rewriting history on this to give Trump a free pass, because he's their only ticket back in. And Trump's calls to find out who shot Ashlii Babbitt? They're not just mere dog whistles, they want this person dead.

[rickyhall]

1. Got to be someway to shut him up. Jeebus.

[lame54]

2. It'll be DeSantis

[TheRealNorth]

3. Trump wasn't locked up the first time....

So 1/6 was just a rehearsal for next time.

[bottomofthehill]

4. That fat fuck is clearly trying to get the officer who was protecting Members of Congress

And Democracy itself killed. He is a no good fat fuck piece of garbage. Back the blue my ass.

[Initech]

5. [phone]

The "Back The Blue" movement was always very cringy, but even more so after they literally beat cops to death with a Blue Lives Matter flag while attempting to storm the Capitol on 1/6. Seems they support the police... until they don't.

[FlyingPiggy]

8. SPOT ON!!! 💯💯💯💯💯

[flotsam]

6. A sane interviewer would have asked:

With million people there-do you mean less than one in a thousand followed your instruction to join the insurrection against the United States?

[UTUSN]

7. K&R

[Buns_of_Fire]

9. "Spirit and faith and love". Gee, just like Woodstock.

Except here, they ALL took the brown acid. Or in this case, the orange acid.