Trump blames Antifa for riot

[sabra]

Source: Axios

President Trump today privately — and falsely — blamed "Antifa people" for storming the Capitol, even though clear video and documentary evidence exists showing the rioters were overwhelmingly Trump supporters, Axios' Jonathan Swan reports.

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Behind the scenes: In a tense, 30-minute-plus phone call this morning with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Trump trotted out the Antifa line.

McCarthy would have none of it, telling the president: "It's not Antifa, it's MAGA. I know. I was there," according to a White House official and another source familiar with the call.
The White House official said the call was tense and aggressive at times, with Trump ranting about election fraud and an exasperated McCarthy cutting in to say, "Stop it. It's over. The election is over."

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[Bluethroughu]

1. Completely delusional

[Kablooie]

2. Wow. Sounds like he's breaking down.

I think the loss of Twitter is the main reason.
He can't spew out random thoughts every few minutes to millions of adoring fans.
It will be interesting to see what happens at his public event at the Alamo tomorrow.
I hope TV doesn't air it live but only shows edited versions.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. Actually, the lie about antifa at the riot is rampant in hard-right circles. . . .nt

[fishwax]

3. And yet McCarthy will continue to accuse Democrats of being divisive

[TomCADem]

9. Who Is Worse? The Crazy Man Ranting About Non-Existent Delusions...

...or the man who recognizes the delusions as non-existent, but then lies and agrees with the crazy man?

[SergeStorms]

4. His mind is so pathetically weak...

all he has to do is speak his lies out loud and he actually believes it's the truth. He is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, totally unfit to even make believe he's the president. His big Texas trip Wednesday ought to be a real treat. I might even watch it (for a first and only time) to see what a pathetic piece of shit he is.

[C_U_L8R]

5. If he thinks they're Antifa

Then why isn't he supporting their arrests ? You'd think he'd be calling for firing squads for every single terrorist caught on tape invading the Capitol. How about it, Trump.

[JohnnyRingo]

16. There's that.

He reluctantly came out demanding swift justice for the rioters assuming or hoping they would be ANTIFA. Now that a bunch of his lunatics got rounded up, he backed right off on that.

[Aristus]

6. Why would the left want to disrupt the certification of an election we won?

Jesus! The stupid: it burns!...

[SunSeeker]

20. Right? No logic whatsoever, just knee-jerk lying. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

29. Remember these are the SAME people contesting ballots

that THEY were on that allowed THEM to win their OWN seats!

The cognitive dissonance is literally off the charts!

[nwduke]

7. It was the mythical Antifa

We did it, Antifas, we got shitty tattoos, grew out neck beards, bought MAGA merch disguises and stormed the Capital to stop the process on an election we already won. Special thanks to the White Chicks makeup crew for turning us into dumpy, beer bellied looking white men!

[questionseverything]

8. That's always been the plan!

[The Roux Comes First]

10. Not to Mention the Small Fortune Spent on Kaopectate and Earplugs

To allow listening to more than a minute or two of the mad yam's rantings!

[RDANGELO]

11. Has Trump finnally run out of lies that can be beleived.

[msongs]

12. waiting for the audio to be released nt

[Under The Radar]

13. So far there have been 64 arrest of people identified inside the Capitol.

All have professed to being Trump supporters most of them claim to be aiding the president and supporting the constitution. Their social media files have show planning for a violent overthrow. Some were prepared for taking hostages, some clearly planned murder with bombs and weapons in their cars. A hangman’s stand and noose was assembled outside that was obviously preconstructed and assembled on location. 6 are now dead including two police. But not one person has been identified as being associated with ANTIFA. But they are still looking.
Here is the thing about your lies, Donnie. You have to look down the road and see how easy they are to debunk and the truth be exposed. Bill Barr and the rest of your staff has quit, so you have no more cover for your lies that the government has paid the salary for and now all of your attorneys have quit you with one submitting the statement that you used him as cover to a crime.
Jig is up buddy. Jig is up.

[Cozmo]

14. Jesus Christ If Antifa was there, they would all have been shot and killed.

And what about poor Melanoma?

[no_hypocrisy]

15. Silly Rabbit . . . . . , why would Antifa being carrying flags that say

"Trump" and "Don't Tread on Me"?

[Kablooie]

17. Wow. So all his MAGA people switched alliances during their walk to the capitol.

Doesnt sounds too good for MAGA.

[badboy67]

18. More bullshit

from the Con.

[progree]

19. OH 😲. I thought Soros hired 100,000 actors, and provided the face paint & costumes

too. And, yes, the flags and zipties too. Soros and people like him (wink wink) think of everything. Sarc.

But now we learn (sarc) that one condition of Antifa membership is to have a closet full of that stuff.

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And water is wet: Records show fervent Trump fans fueled US Capitol takeover
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214890072

[SunSeeker]

21. ...

[cstanleytech]

22. I vote we no longer create any LBNs regarding what Trump says from here on out as we are essentially

providing him an avenue to spread his lies which he is blocked from doing now on Twitter and other social media sites.

[wishstar]

23. Hopefully then he won't attempt to pardon them

[trusty elf]

24. ...

[DemoTex]

25. McCarthy: 25 or Impeach

After this call, how can you not?

[BeyondGeography]

27. Ergo Trump loves Antifa and thinks they're very special

Amirite?

[Bengus81]

28. Hell I thought he would be saying that by that afternoon when the carnage rolled in.

Really slipping Trump in your final days..........

[BumRushDaShow]

30. "McCarthy would have none of it" - Here is their problem...

they have NO ONE "in the background" who could stand up as a "new leader" of their party. They deferred and deferred and deferred and absent any strong "alternative", they are now adrift, drowning in their own FUD, and allowing the country to descend into the chaos of their making.

As long as they keep knee-jerk spouting "but the libs" as a response when called out, in order to somehow justify their own malfeasance, they will forever be trapped and trap the rest of us, in their insanity.

[Woodwizard]

31. His own little denial bubble, never his fault.

[marble falls]

32. Anyone having no choice but to have to speak to any President in this way is astounding ...

Pence will excoriated as a spineless bit of nobody if he keeps stepping away from the 25th.

[Baclava]

33. Nobody cares what LOSERS think. It's OVER! You LOST, GET OVER IT!