Defiant Trump defends actions during US Capitol assault
The Hindu
The former U.S. President expresses no contrition for summoning rioting supporters to Washington
Former President Donald Trump defended his conduct during the U.S. Capitol assault in an incendiary interview published Thursday, saying he did not regret summoning his rioting supporters to Washington.
He told The Washington Post he would have accompanied his ultra-loyal followers as they marched on the complex on January 6 last year, but was stopped by his security detail.
He offered no contrition for whipping up the crowd with bogus claims that victory was stolen from him through widespread fraud — although he was clear in his condemnation of the violence that ensued.
"Secret Service said I couldn't go. I would have gone there in a minute," he said, in the wide-ranging interview, adding that it was the largest crowd he had ever spoken to.
Thousands of Mr. Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol last year in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power after Joe Biden won a decisive victory in 2020, described by the government as one of the most secure elections in U.S. history.
Mr. Trump repeatedly boasted about the "tremendous" size of the crowd at his rally ahead of the riot and glossed over his explosive rhetoric that whipped up the crowd.
"I don't know what that means, but you see very few pictures. They don't want to show pictures, the fake news doesn't want to show pictures," he said.
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