Trump’s Jan. 6 'hostages' rhetoric shows where his loyalty lies

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Symone D. Sanders-Townsend is an author and a co-host of 'The Weekend,' which airs Saturdays and Sundays at 8 a.m. ET on MSNBC. She is a former deputy assistant to President Joe Biden and a former senior adviser to and chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris.

After a group of extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump had a simple message for them: 'Go home. We love you. You're very special.' Trump made a lot of false claims during his presidency — The Washington Post tallied more than 30,000 at one point — but this was one time he was telling the truth. He really does love this group of violent insurrectionists.

Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards described the events as a “war scene,” testifying that she was “slipping in people’s blood.” Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, who resigned from the force because of trauma from the riot, testified that, on Jan. 6, he was “more afraid to work at the Capitol than my entire deployment to Iraq.” Lt. Michael Byrd was holding off rioters attempting to storm the Speakers’ Gallery, one of whom was Ashli Babbitt.

 

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