Even before the speech ended,rioters were storming the Capitol.
Most of all, it served to deepen the already serious divide between America’s two major political parties.
In retrospect, what does Trump think of the events of that day?
A newly released interview with the former president reveals all.
The reporters met with the former president at his Mar-a-Lago resort in March 2021.
The insurrection, he claimed, happened because his supporters were “very angry …
They went down because of the election fraud.
Trump returned to the topic a number of times over the course of the interview.
“Personally, what I wanted is what they wanted,” Trump said of the rioters.
There’s tremendous proof.”
He called the protesters “a loving crowd,” repeating, “There was a lot of love.
I’ve heard that from everybody.
Many, many people have told me that was a loving crowd.”
“The Capitol Police were very friendly,” he insisted.
“They were hugging and kissing.
You don’t see that.
There’s plenty of tape on that.”
In short, Donald Trump has no real regrets about the insurrection or his part in it.
He’s also confident in his chances of reclaiming the presidency in 2024.
