Trump Claims Security Stopped Him From Joining Mob Marching On Capitol: “I Would Have Gone In A Minute”

The Washington Post reports:

Former president Donald Trump voiced regret Wednesday over not marching to the U.S. Capitol the day his supporters stormed the building, and he defended his long silence during the attack by claiming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others were responsible for ending the deadly violence.

“I thought it was a shame, and I kept asking why isn’t she doing something about it? Why isn’t Nancy Pelosi doing something about it? And the mayor of D.C. also. The mayor of D.C. and Nancy Pelosi are in charge,” Trump said of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in a 45-minute interview with The Washington Post.

“I hated seeing it. I hated seeing it. And I said, ‘It’s got to be taken care of,’ and I assumed they were taking care of it.”

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Trump says he wanted to March to the Capitol on January 6.

“Secret Service said I couldn’t go. I would have gone there in a minute” https://t.co/vlGL2HK6Du

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 7, 2022

Trump…
…deflects blame on Jan. 6
…regrets not marching to the Capitol
…denies hiding call logs or using burners
…praises Ginni Thomas
…criticizes NATO
…praises Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill

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— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) April 7, 2022

Earlier this week, Trump claimed, Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, called him to thank him for endorsing him and to credit Trump with the win. “After I endorsed him, he went up like a rocket ship,” Trump claimed of his unusual endorsement. https://t.co/nb4RFEdeFn

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