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Trump's January 6 Speech

Assessing the responsibility of President Trump's speech on January 6 for the subsequent riot at the Capitol building.

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Jan 24, 2026
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is it more accurate to say that trump said to peacefully and patriotically assemble at the capitol, or storm the capitol and fight like hell?

The record shows explicitly told the crowd at that they would “peacefully and patriotically” march to , but the same speech also contains combative commands and close-range directions — including “fig...

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...