It took a week, but the US president has finally unequivocally condemned last week's insurrection in DC.
Immediately after being impeached, he has stiffly read out a script prepared for him.
As the prospect of Senate conviction looms.
Immediately after being impeached, he has stiffly read out a script prepared for him.
As the prospect of Senate conviction looms.
Reminder: Immediately after the Capitol Building siege, Trump praised the insurrectionists as "patriots" and told them "we love you".
This is a Trump cowed. Will it be enough to stop Senators from convicting him, preventing from ever being elected again?
This is a Trump cowed. Will it be enough to stop Senators from convicting him, preventing from ever being elected again?
“Mob violence goes against everything I believe in,” Trump reads out. "No true supporters of mine could ever endorse political violence. No true supporter of mine could disrespect law enforcement or our great American flag".
But he takes no responsibility for incitement.
But he takes no responsibility for incitement.
The statement comes as Trump is lawyering up and preparing preemptive presidential pardons for himself, his family, and his associates.
He isn't just worried about Senate impeachment conviction after he leaves office. He's worried about going to prison.
He isn't just worried about Senate impeachment conviction after he leaves office. He's worried about going to prison.
Genuinely curious. As we head toward a very volatile last week, does anyone out there actually feel reassured by this video statement?
Over the past 4 years we've had so many of these 'presidential' scripts written for him. He reads them out, then says the opposite the next day.
Over the past 4 years we've had so many of these 'presidential' scripts written for him. He reads them out, then says the opposite the next day.
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