Trump Defends Remarks Before Capitol Riots, Calling Them ‘Totally Appropriate’

By Staff Reporter
Posted on 01/12/21 | News Source: The Hill

President Trump on Tuesday said his remarks to supporters just before they stormed the Capitol last week were “totally appropriate,” even as they have become the basis for articles of impeachment.

“They’ve analyzed my speech and my words and my final paragraph, my final sentence, and everybody to the T thought it was totally appropriate,” Trump told reporters as he departed Joint Base Andrews to visit the border with Mexico.

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The president has yet to acknowledge his own role in the violence last Wednesday at the Capitol, where pro-Trump rioters clashed with law enforcement and broke into the building. The ensuing mayhem led to multiple deaths, including that of one Capitol Police officer.

Read more at The Hill.