[rintintin]

“Trump wanted troops there.”

Yes, and when Pelosi (and McConnell) said no, Trump still sent his supporters to the Capitol. He realized there was danger - or he wouldn’t have asked for troops. Yes I blame Nancy and Mitch for declining Trumps request, but once they did so he shouldn’t have put his supporters in danger by sending them to the Capitol anyway. . Extremely bad judgment. Reckless. And selfish - none of his kids and family marched with his followers to the Capitol. They weren’t going to risk their hides.

[gundog]

I can’t blame DJT for the actions of agents provocateurs in the crowd. They were there to exploit mob psychology for their own ends. The event having been announced beforehand, as it necessarily must have been, gave them plenty of lead time. However...smart people should have been aware that this would happen. Matt Bracken knew, and he warned people.