What is your point? At least half a million Trump supporters were in town. A crisis had just occurred, caused by a few hundred people. What was he supposed to say? Stay? It was in fact time to clear out and let the dust settle. The event had been infiltrated by provocateurs who had the potential to inflict further damage.
My point is as it relates to McCarthy calling the President and telling him to call off his supporters. That’s what I thought we were discussing.
The call was made...
The President responded and it is recorded...