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Pennsylvania Avenue

Diagonal street in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland, United States

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Nov 15, 2025
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Did Bill Clinton have meetings with Jeffrey Epstein on Air Force One or outside the White House?

Public reporting shows Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein had a social and philanthropic connection in the 1990s–2000s: Clinton flew on Epstein’s private jet multiple times in 2002–03 and acknowledged a...

Jan 19, 2026
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How did media outlets report on Donald Trump's January 6 speech content?

Mainstream outlets reported Donald Trump’s January 6, 2021, Ellipse speech as a mix of explicit calls to action, repeated false claims about the election, and equivocal language about peaceful protest...

Nov 18, 2025
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What specific phrases in Donald Trump's January 6 2021 speech incited the crowd?

Donald Trump’s January 6, 2021, “Save America” speech included a mix of scripted language (“peacefully and patriotically”) and unscripted, more combative lines — notably “We’re going to walk down to t...

Nov 16, 2025

Which specific quotes from Trump's January 6 2021 speech are most controversial?

Several short passages from Donald Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021 Ellipse speech are repeatedly cited as the most controversial: his call that the crowd would “peacefully and patriotically” march to the Capitol...

Feb 6, 2026

Trump also said to march peacefully

did say, on , “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the to peacefully and patically make your voices heard,” a line that is plainly in multiple official transcripts and press report...

Jan 23, 2026

What other phrases did Trump use about the election in his January 6 2021 speech?

The January 6, 2021 "" speech repeatedly framed the result as fraudulent, using short, emotive phrases—both to describe the election and to urge action—such as "stolen," "rigged," "never concede," "se...

Jan 16, 2026

What immediate reactions followed Donald Trump's January 6 2021 speech?

Within minutes of Donald Trump’s “Save America” speech at the Ellipse on January 6, 2021, many in the crowd began moving toward the U.S. Capitol and soon a violent breach unfolded, prompting immediate...

Jan 10, 2026

What specific words did Donald Trump use in his January 6 2021 speech to rally supporters?

President Donald Trump, in his January 6, 2021, Ellipse speech, combined repeated assertions that the 2020 election was "stolen" with explicit language urging supporters to move toward the Capitol — t...

Jan 6, 2026

What was the full context of Trump's 'fight like hell' phrase in his January 6 speech?

The phrase "fight like hell" appears near the close of former President Donald Trump's January 6, 2021 Ellipse speech and is part of a cluster of exhortations that included urging supporters to march ...

Dec 9, 2025

How do the White House renovation projects impact the First Family's living arrangements?

Major 2025 renovation work — notably demolition of large portions of the East Wing to build a new State Ballroom — has disrupted parts of the First Family’s usual private and staff spaces and touches ...

Nov 24, 2025

What is the historical significance of the White House ballroom in American politics?

The White House ballroom has long been a focal point for presidential pageantry and diplomacy: historically, presidents have added or modified large entertaining spaces at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to ho...

Nov 11, 2025

How do official White House or campaign transcripts render Trump's January 6 2021 speech?

Official White House and campaign transcripts of Donald Trump’s January 6, 2021 Ellipse speech record him urging supporters to “walk down” to the U.S. Capitol, saying “fight like hell,” and also inclu...

Nov 6, 2025

Who started the violence on January 6

Executive summary: Multiple, overlapping findings establish that the physical violence on January 6 was carried out by thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump who breached the Capitol; ...

Nov 5, 2025

How have courts and Congress quoted Trump’s exact words from January 6 2021?

Executive Summary Courts and congressional bodies repeatedly quoted and cited President Trump’s January 6, 2021 remarks using verbatim phrases—most prominently “fight like hell,” “we will never conced...