https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tell-supporters-storm/
Claim
In a speech on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump told supporters to storm the U.S.
Capitol to delay the constitutional process that would affirm Joe
Biden’s presidency.
What's True
U.S. President Donald Trump did tell supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, to gather at the U.S. Capitol and try to convince members of Congress to delay the constitutional process that would affirm Biden's presidency.
What's False
Trump did not explicitly tell people to "storm" or "breach" or "break into" the Capitol.
What's Undetermined
It was a subjective call on whether Trump's use of phrases "you
have to show strength" and "demand that Congress do the right thing"
were meant to condone violence and crimes among right-wing extremists
without explicitly encouraging it.
So basically
ReplyDelete1) Trump said nothing to encourage violence
2) If you squint enough, we think he did