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Capitol riots: Did Trump's words at rally incite violence?
BBC ^ | 13 January 2021 | Sam Cabral

Posted on 01/13/2021 4:00:23 PM PST by walford

...In a 70-minute address, [Trump] exhorted them to march on Congress where politicians had met to certify Democrat Joe Biden's win. The attack began moments after he took the applause.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antifa; capitolriots; democrats
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To: walford; All
It took a BRITISH BROADCAST to point out the facts. I’m waiting for the pathetic Stupid Party to do the same. Instead, all I hear is crickets.

Even Trump doesn’t bother to drive this home. Trump should call Pelosi and Schumer into the Oval Office, with cameras rolling, and challenge these two, nose-to-nose. Demand they read the words of his speech that allegedly promoted violence. Instead... crickets.

21 posted on 01/13/2021 4:15:10 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: walford

The premise for the impeachment starts out by saying that Trump’s claim of the election being stolen is false.

So now as a defendant in an impeachment trial Trump will have all the power he needs to compel evidence with discovery and prove his claim in a public forum.


22 posted on 01/13/2021 4:16:18 PM PST by zencycler
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To: walford

No where in his speech did he ever call for anyone to storm the capital or hurt anyone.....blm on the other hand...


23 posted on 01/13/2021 4:18:07 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: walford

Further, President Trump also made several statements just prior to the jan. 6 march urging his followers to conduct a peaceful demonstration. I saw it in an article yesterday, and was unable to save it, now for the life of me I can’t find it. If anyone has a link to those quotes, please post them here. It goes a long way in proving the Left as the liars they are.


24 posted on 01/13/2021 4:22:22 PM PST by Main Street (Stuck in traffic.)
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To: DoodleDawg
If others misunderstand his intent then that’s their fault

Democrats, with their stunted intellectual and emotional maturity, would argue it's unfair to make them have to understand things. And stuff.

25 posted on 01/13/2021 4:23:44 PM PST by JennysCool (2020: Aging “world socialists” promoting their ideology by scaring the crap out of gullible people.)
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The English and their cockeyed socialism are the worst troublemakers in the history of nations.

I see their BBC weirdos splattering their worthless philosophy on US tv now.

They are a plague on all around them and a destructive influence wherever they are allowed to remain.

I think the Chinese hold a special animosity toward them and are planning something special to even the score.

Like declaring London a Chinese Crown Colony.


26 posted on 01/13/2021 4:26:15 PM PST by hank ernade (armchair macho bravado EverTrumper)
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To: walford

NO, HE DID NOT !!


27 posted on 01/13/2021 4:28:14 PM PST by Pearfect (.)
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To: walford

Another charge they make is that this was an armed mob, totally
composed of Trump supporters.

Our people may have been carrying (I’m really not sure), but
I didn’t see a single person brandishing.

The implication that they were moments from death or some
such is just over exaggeration to the point of absurdity.


28 posted on 01/13/2021 4:32:15 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Communists: "We're anti-Fascist! That's why we use and chapion fascist actions for our allies.")
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To: hank ernade

I watched a minute or two of BBC last night. The BBC was talking to a Democrat (Pete Weher or something like that) who claimed that already 10 or 11 Republicans in the Senate were ready to vote that Trump is guilty, and he was hopeful they would get to the 17 needed.


29 posted on 01/13/2021 4:32:18 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: walford
To the hateful left, the fact that Trump speaks at all is enough to get their blood boiling.
So by projection, it must have triggered the MAGA supporters too.
Or something.

30 posted on 01/13/2021 4:32:31 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: ought-six

Actually the the Rioters read Trumps Mind, he must be Telepathic, that’s why the Rioters were a Full Hour ahead of him and started rioting 20 minutes before he finished.


31 posted on 01/13/2021 4:35:12 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: walford

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought the violence started while the speeches were still going on half a mile away, perhaps even before Trump spoke, and that most of the people at the rally were unaware of it till after it was over.


32 posted on 01/13/2021 4:35:14 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle

Correction: Trump was speaking more than a MILE away when the trouble started.


33 posted on 01/13/2021 4:37:57 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: walford

The timeline does NOT match up. By the time Trump finished his speech plus the time it took to walk there, the protesters that were going to make it inside had already been LET inside. There was only so much room after all and by the time the people from the rally got there there were more police around outside for deterrence.

Then, after the girl was MURDERED for what would have normally only warranted a trespassing violation, they were moving everyone out. Someone mapped out the timeline and I will post it later when I get home.


34 posted on 01/13/2021 4:38:30 PM PST by alexandria (Amnesty - Because re-electing democrats is a job Americans just won't do.)
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To: zencycler

That’s a good point. Republicans can cry about how 2nd Impeachment would divide the country, but it’s already divided. Let the Democrats make fools of themselves — and then be cross-examined. What would be especially telling if it comes out that the violent ones actually have AntiFa/BLM backgrounds.


35 posted on 01/13/2021 4:41:04 PM PST by walford (https://www.facebook.com/wralford)
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To: walford
Is "the election was stolen" any more inflammatory than things like "Trump is worse than Hitler," "Trump threatens all life on the planet," "Trump is a dictator," and "America is a structurally racist society"?

The latter sentiment - repeated over and over by Democrat politicians and the media - led to an entire summer of riots, a couple of dozen deaths, hundreds of injured policemen, attacks on government buildings and monuments, and $2 billion dollars of property damage.
36 posted on 01/13/2021 4:42:16 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Bulwinkle

Mark mentioned different state agencies had found information of various groups planning violence in DC for weeks (including plans for taking hostages)!

They warned different DC and government agencies and their warnings were pretty much ignored!!!!


37 posted on 01/13/2021 4:42:39 PM PST by lizma2
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To: walford
I heard every word of Trump's address to the people at his rally. In no way, shape, or form could any of his words be construed as inciting to riot.

The people who actually rioted were Antifa, many of whom dressed like Trump supporters (as advised by their Antifa leaders via a distributed pamphlet) to deflect blame to them instead of themselves.

Furthermore, as Raheem Kassam, of the show National Pulse calculated, there is no way that genuine Trump supporters would have been physically at the Capitol at the time the rioting occurred, as Trump started his speech late.

So, as usual, the Dimmocommie filth are lying through their teeth. They are wasting taxpayer money once again fabricating their ridiculous charges against Trump and ginning up a fake impeachment. On the other hand, they prevented the enormous mass of evidence of THEIR evil machinations stealing the election to come to light, with the assistance of the corrupt John Roberts of the SCOTUS and assorted other equally swinish lower court judges, governors, secretaries of state and other minor officials, so who the heck are THEY to cast judgment on an innocent man? They should all swing for their crimes against the American people, every single satanic one of them.

38 posted on 01/13/2021 4:44:35 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: walford

Best way to get rid of the RATS in Congress bringing in some real rat catchers and let them go to work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbAMhVFjrmU


39 posted on 01/13/2021 4:46:53 PM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys )
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To: walford

BBC? Limp wristed Limey douchebags , that have hated on Trump from day one. The mere sight of him causes them to choke on and spit up their tea & crumpets


40 posted on 01/13/2021 4:53:59 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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