Former President Donald Trump is arguing that his supporters who went to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 posed “zero threat” to members of Congress gathered there to certify the Electoral College’s vote confirming President Joe Biden’s win, and complained law enforcement is “persecuting them” while refusing to hold left-wing protesters accountable.
“Some of them went in and they’re, they’re hugging and kissing the police and the guards,” Trump told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Thursday night. “You know, they had great relationships. A lot of the people were waved in and then they walked in and they walked out.”
Trump said that “some of” the people who entered the Capitol are being prosecuted and “some things should happen to them,” but he is “concerned” about “antifa and BLM [Black Lives Matter] and some of the horrible things that we witnessed” with their protests.
“When they take over Portland, and they take over the courthouse and they destroyed the building, you have to see what they have done to the building over the years, and just over the last few weeks, they have been having massive riots and other things in Portland,” said Trump.
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