Secret Service Has Been Chattering for a Year About Trump's Jan. 6 Capitol Tantrum

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Following the bombshell testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson before the Jan 6. committee, a war of leaks and secret source commentary has erupted over what took place in the presidential motorcade on the day of the Capitol riot.

Sources within the Secret Service now tell CNN that a description of an incident involving President Trump angrily demanding to be taken to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and lunging at agents within the president’s vehicle, circulated amongst staff for months following the events. Two Secret Service sources told CNN they heard the story from multiple agents, including the driver of the presidential vehicle where the events allegedly took place.

The public first became aware of the incident through testimony from Hutchinson, an aide to former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who detailed a conversation with Secret Service official Anthony Ornato. Ornato described to Hutchinson an irate Trump yelling at Secret Service agents attempting to transport him back to the White House. “I’m the f-ing president,” Trump allegedly demanded. “Take me to the Capitol now.” Hutchinson also said that Ornato described to her how Trump tried to grab the vehicle’s steering wheel before “lunging” toward Secret Service agent Bobby Engel.

One source, a longtime Secret Service employee, told CNN that agents had described to him how the president “sort of lunged forward … Nobody said Trump assaulted him; they said he tried to lunge over the seat. For what reason, nobody had any idea.” The source also relayed that agents often spoke of outbursts from Trump in which the president would throw or break things.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/secret-service-has-been-chattering-for-a-year-about-trump-s-jan-6-capitol-tantrum-report/ar-AAZ61n4

[cilla4progress]

1. So, what do we think he.was.going to do

when he got there?

Cowardly lion that he is.

[Totally Tunsie]

3. In my mind, I envision him lumbering up the steps

with his coat flaring and his red tie flapping, grasping an American flag, then reaching the top, turning and raising his arms in triumph for the photo op (kinda' like his return after his COVID confinement. For him, just getting up the stairs will be a victory.) Then, turning and attempting to lead the charge to infiltrate and disrupt the day's actual business of certifying the election.

[tblue37]

4. He was just trying to intimidate, like a chimpanzee engaging in dominance display.

He hooted and threatened, just like a chimp.

[MineralMan]

8. I suspect that he had no idea what he would do.

He probably had some vague idea that he would march into the chamber to cheers and would announce that HE was the President, and would continue to be the President.

Then, Congress would have voted to certify the electoral votes, as they did in any case, and he'd be out on January 21, as he was anyhow.

The Secret Service people said to themselves, "We've got to get this moron back to the White House. Now!" And so, they did.

[Botany]

2. @ that point Trump knew he was trapped and the jig was up; May he have a Warden Norton Moment soon

His handling of the C-19 Pandemic has led to over 14 million people being dead world wide.

"One source, a longtime Secret Service employee, told CNN that agents had described to him how the president “sort of lunged forward … Nobody said Trump assaulted him; they said he tried to lunge over the seat. For what reason, nobody had any idea.” The source also relayed that agents often spoke of outbursts from Trump in which the president would throw or break things."

[HipChick]

5. I wonder what other stories are out there that we don't know about yet...

[electric_blue68]

6. What he did was not funny. But the gif from the OP is!

[Bayard]

7. Official White House portrait for TFG