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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/","crawl_time":1775509291,"first_indexed_time":1610411555,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,politifact!www,\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ s443","src_root_hash":"8805077254995538019","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"PolitiFact | A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot","meta_descriptions":["In the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, President Donald Trump repeatedly said he wanted his supporte"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"In the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, President Donald Trump repeatedly said he wanted his supporters to fight Congress on accepting the electoral college results that showed Joe Biden won.\n\"We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women,\" Trump told his supporters shortly before the Capitol assault. \"We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.\"\nHis supporters listened. Thousands of Trump supporters, waving Trump or Confederate flags and wearing MAGA gear, descended upon the Capitol. They overwhelmed law enforcement, pushed past police barricades, and temporarily stopped Congress from counting electoral votes. \nTrump’s supporters had gathered earlier in the day for the \"Save America\" rally organized by a group called\n\"Women for America First.\"\nTrump allies, including former campaign staffers, helped promote the event,\nABC News reported\n. Trump’s White House\nschedule\nshowed he was to speak at the rally that day.\nSome of Trump’s fiercest allies also made incendiary statements at the rally.\n\"Let’s have trial by combat,\"\nsaid Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, warming up the crowd for Trump. \nWe looked closely at the words Trump used to urge his supporters to show up and \"fight\" on his behalf Jan. 6. With Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended, we used archives of his tweets by\nFactba.se\nand the\nTrump Twitter archive\n. \nWe contacted spokespersons for Trump and did not get a response.\nWhat Trump said before Jan. 6\nFor months before Election Day, Trump repeatedly told his supporters falsehoods about voting, including that Democrats had\n\"rigged\"\nthe election. Trump ramped up the rhetoric after he lost the election, filing court challenges in battleground states trying to get judges to reverse the outcome. After he\nracked up defeats in court\n, Trump’s tactics turned toward ordering senators to \"fight\" for him.\n\".@senatemajldr and Republican Senators have to get tougher, or you won’t have a Republican Party anymore. We won the Presidential Election, by a lot. FIGHT FOR IT. Don’t let them take it away!\" he\ntweeted Dec. 18\n.\nIn December, Trump also issued a battle cry to his supporters broadly, encouraging them to gather on his behalf Jan. 6.\nDec. 12:\nOn the day of\npro-Trump rallies\nin Washington, D.C.,\nTrump tweeted\n \"Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn’t know about this, but I’ll be seeing them! #MAGA.\" \nDec. 12:\n\"WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!!\" Trump said in another\ntweet\n.\nDec. 19:\n  Trump\ntweeted\nhis praise for a report by his adviser Peter Navarro alleging election fraud: \"A great report by Peter. Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election. Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!\"\nDec. 26:\nTrump tweeted\n: \"The ‘Justice’ Department and the FBI have done nothing about the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud, the biggest SCAM in our nation’s history, despite overwhelming evidence. They should be ashamed. History will remember. Never give up. See everyone in D.C. on January 6th.\"\nDec. 27:\n\"See you in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Don’t miss it. Information to follow!\"\nTrump tweeted\n.\nJan. 1:\n\"The BIG Protest Rally in Washington, D.C., will take place at 11.00 A.M. on January 6th. Locational details to follow. StopTheSteal!\"\nTrump tweeted\n.\nJan. 1:\n\"January 6th. See you in D.C.\"\nTrump tweeted\n.\nJan. 3:\nTrump\nretweeted\n@JenLawrence21, an organizer of a March for Trump bus tour: \"Now we will bring it to DC on Jan 6 and PROUDLY stand beside you!\"\nJan. 3:\nTrump retweeted\nAmy Kremer\n, another promoter of the march who said, \"We are excited to announce the site of our January 6th event will be The Ellipse in the President’s Park, just steps from the White House!\"\nJan. 3:\nTrump\nretweeted @CodeMonkeyZ\n: \"If you are planning to attend peaceful protests in DC on the 6th, i recommend wearing a body camera. The more video angles of that day the better.\"\nJan. 4:\nAt a\nrally in Georgia\nthe day before the Senate runoffs, Trump repeated his grievances about his own election. He spoke about a continued fight, both for himself and the Senate.\n\"If the liberal Democrats take the Senate and the White House — and they’re not taking this White House — we’re going to fight like hell, I’ll tell you right now,\" Trump said.\n\"We’re going to take it back,\" Trump said.\nWhat Trump said before the riot\nTrump’s final direction to supporters came during his\n\"Save America\" rally\naround noon Jan. 6, when he repeated his\nPants on Fire claim\nthat he won.\n\"Our country has had enough,\" Trump told his supporters. \"We will not take it anymore and that’s what this is all about. To use a favorite term that all of you people really came up with, we will stop the steal.\"\nThe crowd later chanted: \"Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump!\" Trump thanked them.\nTrump praised the crowd for traveling from across the nation and for \"the extraordinary love.\" \n\"We’re gathered together in the heart of our nation’s capital for one very, very basic and simple reason: to save our democracy,\" Trump said.\nTrump repeatedly said there was a need to \"fight.\" After he bashed \"weak\" Republicans and Biden, he said: \"Unbelievable, what we have to go through, what we have to go through and you have to get your people to fight. If they don’t fight, we have to primary the hell out of the ones that don’t fight. You primary them. We’re going to let you know who they are, I can already tell you, frankly.\"\nHe continued with the fighting metaphors: \"Republicans are constantly fighting like a boxer with his hands tied behind his back. It’s like a boxer, and we want to be so nice. We want to be so respectful of everybody, including bad people. We’re going to have to fight much harder, and Mike Pence is going to have to come through for us. And if he doesn’t, that will be a sad day for our country because you’re sworn to uphold our constitution. Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy.\" \nTrump then\ninvited the crowd to go to the Capitol\n.\n\"And after this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you. We’re going to walk down. We’re going to walk down any one you want, but I think right here. We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women. We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them, because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.\"\nTrump used the word \"peacefully\" once at his rally:\n\"We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated, lawfully slated. I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. Today we will see whether Republicans stand strong for integrity of our elections, but whether or not they stand strong for our country, our country. Our country has been under siege for a long time, far longer than this four-year period.\"\nWhat Trump said during and after the riot\nBy the time Trump finished his speech, crowds had already started to\ngather outside the Capitol.\nTrump never joined them, but did tweet during the afternoon and night and released a\nvideo\nstatement.\n\"Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!\" he\ntweeted at 2:38 p.m\n. By that point, the mob had already\nshattered windows\nas they pushed inside the building.\nHis\nvideo\nstatement repeated false claims about the fraudulent election and said, \"We have to have peace. So go home. We love you. You’re very special.\"\nHe rehashed those themes in his final tweet of the night. 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Capitol riot\n- [National](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/truth-o-meter\/ \"National\")\n- [Elections](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/elections\/ \"Elections\")\n- [Jan. 6](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/jan-6\/ \"Jan. 6\")\n\n![Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP)](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/photos\/Trump_rally_supporters_Jan._6_2021\/c670d28286791b729ea0bb227570bd4f.jpg)\n\n![Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP)](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/photos\/Trump_rally_supporters_Jan._6_2021\/cd65e2272f7c2157ad9034c984714ed2.jpg)\n\n![Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP)](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/photos\/Trump_rally_supporters_Jan._6_2021\/cd65e2272f7c2157ad9034c984714ed2.jpg)\n\nTrump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP)\n\n[![Amy Sherman](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/staffers\/zwPolitifactHeadshots20\/05d3e27bde49c4aec7c479eff64023a3.JPG)](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/staff\/amy-sherman\/)\n\nBy [Amy Sherman](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/staff\/amy-sherman\/) January 11, 2021\n\n#### If Your Time is short\n- Starting in December, Trump repeatedly encouraged his supporters on Twitter to show up for a “big protest” in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, the day that Congress accepted the Electoral College votes.\n- At a Georgia rally Jan. 4, Trump told supporters “we’re going to take what they did to us on Nov. 3. We’re going to take it back.”\n- In his speech before the riot, Trump praised supporters for showing up to “save our democracy.” He told supporters “we’re going to walk down to the Capitol ... You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.”\n\nIn the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, President Donald Trump repeatedly said he wanted his supporters to fight Congress on accepting the electoral college results that showed Joe Biden won.\n\n\"We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women,\" Trump told his supporters shortly before the Capitol assault. \"We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.\"\n\nHis supporters listened. Thousands of Trump supporters, waving Trump or Confederate flags and wearing MAGA gear, descended upon the Capitol. They overwhelmed law enforcement, pushed past police barricades, and temporarily stopped Congress from counting electoral votes.\n\nTrump’s supporters had gathered earlier in the day for the \"Save America\" rally organized by a group called [\"Women for America First.\"](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/dc-trump-rally-january-6-protests\/2020\/12\/22\/1c94ab7a-447a-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html) Trump allies, including former campaign staffers, helped promote the event, [ABC News reported](https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/trump-allies-helped-plan-promote-rally-led-capitol\/story?id=75119209). Trump’s White House [schedule](https:\/\/factba.se\/topic\/calendar) showed he was to speak at the rally that day.\n\nSome of Trump’s fiercest allies also made incendiary statements at the rally. [\"Let’s have trial by combat,\"](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/rudy-giuliani-speech-transcript-at-trumps-washington-d-c-rally-wants-trial-by-combat) said Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, warming up the crowd for Trump.\n\nWe looked closely at the words Trump used to urge his supporters to show up and \"fight\" on his behalf Jan. 6. With Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended, we used archives of his tweets by [Factba.se](https:\/\/factba.se\/topic\/twitter) and the [Trump Twitter archive](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/).\n\nWe contacted spokespersons for Trump and did not get a response.\n\n## What Trump said before Jan. 6\nFor months before Election Day, Trump repeatedly told his supporters falsehoods about voting, including that Democrats had [\"rigged\"](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2020\/aug\/24\/donald-trump\/donald-trump-says-joe-biden-can-only-win-rigged-el\/) the election. Trump ramped up the rhetoric after he lost the election, filing court challenges in battleground states trying to get judges to reverse the outcome. After he [racked up defeats in court](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2021\/jan\/08\/joe-biden\/joe-biden-right-more-60-trumps-election-lawsuits-l\/), Trump’s tactics turned toward ordering senators to \"fight\" for him.\n\n\".@senatemajldr and Republican Senators have to get tougher, or you won’t have a Republican Party anymore. We won the Presidential Election, by a lot. FIGHT FOR IT. Don’t let them take it away!\" he [tweeted Dec. 18](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22.%40senatemajldr+and+Republican+Senators+have+to+get+tougher%2C+or+you+won%E2%80%99t+have+a+Republican+Party+anymore.+We+won+the+Presidential+Election%2C+by+a+lot.+FIGHT+FOR+IT.+Don%E2%80%99t+let+them+take+it+away%21%22).\n\nIn December, Trump also issued a battle cry to his supporters broadly, encouraging them to gather on his behalf Jan. 6.\n\n**Dec. 12:** On the day of [pro-Trump rallies](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/trump-dc-rally-maga\/2020\/12\/11\/8b5af818-3bdb-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html) in Washington, D.C., [Trump tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?searchbox=%22stop+the+steal%22&results=1) \"Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn’t know about this, but I’ll be seeing them! \\#MAGA.\"\n\n**Dec. 12:** \"WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!!\" Trump said in another [tweet](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?searchbox=%22fight%22&results=1).\n\n**Dec. 19:** Trump [tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22+%E2%80%9CA+great+report+by+Peter.+Statistically+impossible+to+have+lost+the+2020+Election.+Big+protest+in+D.C.+on+January+6th.+Be+there%2C+will+be+wild%21%E2%80%9D%22) his praise for a report by his adviser Peter Navarro alleging election fraud: \"A great report by Peter. Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election. Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!\"\n\n**Dec. 26:** [Trump tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22+%E2%80%9CHistory+will+remember.+Never+give+up.+See+everyone+in+D.C.+on+January+6th.%E2%80%9D%22): \"The ‘Justice’ Department and the FBI have done nothing about the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud, the biggest SCAM in our nation’s history, despite overwhelming evidence. They should be ashamed. History will remember. Never give up. See everyone in D.C. on January 6th.\"\n\n**Dec. 27:** \"See you in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Don’t miss it. Information to follow!\" [Trump tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CSee+you+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+on+January+6th.+Don%E2%80%99t+miss+it.+Information+to+follow%21%E2%80%9D+%22).\n\n**Jan. 1:** \"The BIG Protest Rally in Washington, D.C., will take place at 11.00 A.M. on January 6th. Locational details to follow. StopTheSteal!\" [Trump tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22%3A+%E2%80%9CThe+BIG+Protest+Rally+in+Washington%2C+D.C.%2C+will+take+place+at+11.00+A.M.+on+January+6th.+Locational+details+to+follow.+StopTheSteal%21%E2%80%9D%22).\n\n**Jan. 1:** \"January 6th. See you in D.C.\" [Trump tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CJanuary+6th.+See+you+in+D.C.%E2%80%9D%22).\n\n**Jan. 3:** Trump [retweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?searchbox=%22Now+we+will+bring+it+to+DC+on+Jan+6+%22&results=1) @JenLawrence21, an organizer of a March for Trump bus tour: \"Now we will bring it to DC on Jan 6 and PROUDLY stand beside you!\"\n\n**Jan. 3:** Trump retweeted [Amy Kremer](https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyKremer\/status\/1345459488107749386), another promoter of the march who said, \"We are excited to announce the site of our January 6th event will be The Ellipse in the President’s Park, just steps from the White House!\"\n\n**Jan. 3:** Trump [retweeted @CodeMonkeyZ](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22%3A+%40CodeMonkeyZ+%22): \"If you are planning to attend peaceful protests in DC on the 6th, i recommend wearing a body camera. The more video angles of that day the better.\"\n\n**Jan. 4:** At a [rally in Georgia](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/donald-trump-rally-speech-transcript-dalton-georgia-senate-runoff-election) the day before the Senate runoffs, Trump repeated his grievances about his own election. He spoke about a continued fight, both for himself and the Senate.\n\n\"If the liberal Democrats take the Senate and the White House — and they’re not taking this White House — we’re going to fight like hell, I’ll tell you right now,\" Trump said.\n\n\"We’re going to take it back,\" Trump said.\n\n## What Trump said before the riot\nTrump’s final direction to supporters came during his [\"Save America\" rally](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/donald-trump-speech-save-america-rally-transcript-january-6) around noon Jan. 6, when he repeated his [Pants on Fire claim](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2021\/jan\/07\/donald-trump\/trump-clings-fantasy-landslide-victory-egging-supp\/) that he won.\n\n\"Our country has had enough,\" Trump told his supporters. \"We will not take it anymore and that’s what this is all about. To use a favorite term that all of you people really came up with, we will stop the steal.\"\n\nThe crowd later chanted: \"Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump!\" Trump thanked them.\n\nTrump praised the crowd for traveling from across the nation and for \"the extraordinary love.\"\n\n\"We’re gathered together in the heart of our nation’s capital for one very, very basic and simple reason: to save our democracy,\" Trump said.\n\nTrump repeatedly said there was a need to \"fight.\" After he bashed \"weak\" Republicans and Biden, he said: \"Unbelievable, what we have to go through, what we have to go through and you have to get your people to fight. If they don’t fight, we have to primary the hell out of the ones that don’t fight. You primary them. We’re going to let you know who they are, I can already tell you, frankly.\"\n\nHe continued with the fighting metaphors: \"Republicans are constantly fighting like a boxer with his hands tied behind his back. It’s like a boxer, and we want to be so nice. We want to be so respectful of everybody, including bad people. We’re going to have to fight much harder, and Mike Pence is going to have to come through for us. And if he doesn’t, that will be a sad day for our country because you’re sworn to uphold our constitution. Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy.\"\n\nTrump then [invited the crowd to go to the Capitol](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/transcript-editor\/shared\/7Nw_aFgSCwkywakGftVXzVw6NTJEvtBTeS6rNigOo221hgTCjvDEnf_zvai7Hv5hmGYuImOca6TjcP2GuV0K1i_9pOY?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=282.97).\n\n\"And after this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you. We’re going to walk down. We’re going to walk down any one you want, but I think right here. We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women. We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them, because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.\"\n\nTrump used the word \"peacefully\" once at his rally:\n\n\"We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated, lawfully slated. I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. Today we will see whether Republicans stand strong for integrity of our elections, but whether or not they stand strong for our country, our country. Our country has been under siege for a long time, far longer than this four-year period.\"\n\n## What Trump said during and after the riot\nBy the time Trump finished his speech, crowds had already started to [gather outside the Capitol.](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/interactive\/2021\/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline\/)\n\nTrump never joined them, but did tweet during the afternoon and night and released a [video](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/trump-video-telling-protesters-at-capitol-building-to-go-home-transcript) statement.\n\n\"Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!\" he [tweeted at 2:38 p.m](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CPlease+support+our+Capitol+Police+and+Law+Enforcement.+They+are+truly+on+the+side+of+our+Country.+Stay+peaceful%21%E2%80%9D%22). By that point, the mob had already [shattered windows](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/interactive\/2021\/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline\/) as they pushed inside the building.\n\nHis [video](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/trump-video-telling-protesters-at-capitol-building-to-go-home-transcript) statement repeated false claims about the fraudulent election and said, \"We have to have peace. So go home. We love you. You’re very special.\"\n\nHe rehashed those themes in his final tweet of the night. It ended with these words: \"Remember this day forever!\"\n\n### Our Sources\nNew York Times, [‘Be There. Will Be Wild!’: Trump All but Circled the Date](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/06\/us\/politics\/capitol-mob-trump-supporters.html), Jan. 6, 2020\n\nJust Security, [Incitement Timeline: Year of Trump’s Actions Leading to the Attack on the Capitol](https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/74138\/incitement-timeline-year-of-trumps-actions-leading-to-the-attack-on-the-capitol\/), Jan. 11, 2021\n\nWashington Post, [How one of America’s ugliest days unraveled inside and outside the Capitol](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/interactive\/2021\/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline\/), Jan. 9, 2021\n\nWashington Post, [Multiple people stabbed after thousands gather for pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/trump-dc-rally-maga\/2020\/12\/11\/8b5af818-3bdb-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html), Dec. 12, 2021\n\nABC, [Trump allies helped plan, promote rally that led to Capitol attack](https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/trump-allies-helped-plan-promote-rally-led-capitol\/story?id=75119209), Jan. 8, 2021\n\nWashington Post, [Trump supporters plan D.C. rally on day Congress certifies election results,](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/dc-trump-rally-january-6-protests\/2020\/12\/22\/1c94ab7a-447a-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html) Dec. 22, 2020\n\nCNBC, [Pro-Trump dark money groups organized the rally that led to deadly Capitol Hill riot](https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/01\/09\/pro-trump-dark-money-groups-organized-the-rally-that-led-to-deadly-capitol-hill-riot.html), Jan. 9, 2021\n\nRev.com, [Transcripts of Trump](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcript-category\/donald-trump-transcripts)\n\n[Trump twitter archive](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/)\n\n[Factba.se, Trump tweets](https:\/\/factba.se\/topic\/twitter)\n\n## Browse the Truth-O-Meter\n### More by Amy Sherman\n\nslide 4 of 15\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/jb_pritzker\/0b9a8a1cf2bf2491a90a6907f4afb7e7.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/jb_pritzker\/6d66460be475bab4e68b9a9a3db64501.jpg)\n\n[JB Pritzker](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference:\n\n[The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/nov\/03\/jb-pritzker\/SNAP-food-government-shutdown-Trump-Illinois\/)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • November 3, 2025\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/politifact-mugs-mug-independentgroup__________________3\/98605b4996e42408507987c4affd735f.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/politifact-mugs-mug-independentgroup__________________3\/d34069b2fffce57ddf492536b7c1e859.jpg)\n\n[The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X:\n\n[An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/oct\/24\/ronald-reagan-presidential-foundation-and-institut\/Canada-ad-Ronald-Reagan-tariffs-Trump\/)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true-th.jpg)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true.jpg)\n\nBy Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2025\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/j.d._vance._election_mug_2024\/f8afb624dee688b8b719fd2f6a6ce9cf.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/j.d._vance._election_mug_2024\/d79b603f3db810bd8063af1cb503b367.jpg)\n\n[JD Vance](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show:\n\n[\"Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/oct\/20\/jd-vance\/Trump-Charlie-Kirk-political-violence-left-right\/)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true-th.jpg)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • October 20, 2025\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n\n[Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on February 28, 2026 in a video:\n\n[On the US seeking regime change](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/03\/donald-trump\/Iran-regime-change-2016-Hillary-Clinton-Venezuela\/)\n\n![full-flop](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-full-flop-th.jpg)\n\n![full-flop](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-full-flop.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • March 3, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n\n[Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on February 8, 2026 in an interview on NBC:\n\n[Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/feb\/13\/donald-trump\/Minneapolis-Minnesota-immigration-crime-drop\/)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true-th.jpg)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • February 13, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Whitmer_headshot\/b6ed9664a471cffe7cda8d0cdcf80aa7.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Whitmer_headshot\/8aca4edf0b28510e64903e3848aa72c0.jpg)\n\n[Gretchen Whitmer](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack:\n\n[Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/feb\/06\/gretchen-whitmer\/Michigan-poverty-decline-affordability\/)\n\n![half-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-half-true-th.jpg)\n\n![half-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-half-true.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • February 6, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n\n[Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on February 2, 2026 in an interview with Dan Bongino:\n\n[Among Somalis in Minnesota, “92% of them don’t work.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/feb\/02\/donald-trump\/Bongino-minnesota-somali-employment-poverty-benefi\/)\n\n![pants-fire](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-pants-fire-th.jpg)\n\n![pants-fire](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-pants-fire.jpg)\n\nBy Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/j.d._vance._election_mug_2024\/f8afb624dee688b8b719fd2f6a6ce9cf.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/j.d._vance._election_mug_2024\/d79b603f3db810bd8063af1cb503b367.jpg)\n\n[JD Vance](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference:\n\n[\"Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws.\"](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/jan\/28\/jd-vance\/why-ice-in-Minneapolis-immigration-population\/)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • January 28, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n\n[Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos:\n\n[Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/jan\/26\/donald-trump\/Trump-paid-protesters-ICE-Minnesota-Minneapolis\/)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n\nBy Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/socialmedia3\/e9244e144527030de445b61561ad0de1.jpeg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/socialmedia3\/dd55caa1d27710286c5817da62931314.jpeg)\n\n[Social Media](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts:\n\n[A letter sent to postal service employees about working during emergencies such as civil unrest is a sign that President Donald Trump will impose martial law.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/jan\/15\/social-media\/USPS-letter-civil-unrest-martial-law-post-office\/)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • January 15, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Mehmet_Oz_022022_AP\/8dc015e3638e122c7dc05a5d51bf90c0.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Mehmet_Oz_022022_AP\/c3db3a22a95a6f45784c4416c445428c.jpg)\n\n[Mehmet Oz](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on January 6, 2026 in an interview on Fox News:\n\n[“By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/jan\/14\/mehmet-oz\/dr-oz-is-wrong-medicaid-enrollees-arent-automatica\/)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • January 14, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n\n[Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit:\n\n[\"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget.\"](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/jan\/13\/donald-trump\/fraud-budget-deficit-detroit-minnesota\/)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n\nBy Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/SP_330092_ZUPP_Bondi_4\/ea00ae7aa7a0ec4d22e4a9851e046d8b.JPG)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/SP_330092_ZUPP_Bondi_4\/50c8a88830dc3bdac7aba7f11d9d76c5.JPG)\n\n[Pam Bondi](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on December 29, 2025 in an X post:\n\n[The Justice Department has been investigating fraud in Minnesota “for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/jan\/08\/pam-bondi\/DOJ-Minnesota-fraud-Trump-Biden-Somalis\/)\n\n![half-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-half-true-th.jpg)\n\n![half-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-half-true.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • January 8, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Screenshot_2024-08-07_at_3.36.41PM\/a51e72bf9720b3e1f90d1795fb97d8dc.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Screenshot_2024-08-07_at_3.36.41PM\/2c43a0866c9bb3882dd9b9c6cc75b91c.jpg)\n\n[Tim Walz](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's \"Meet the Press\":\n\n[“I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/dec\/05\/tim-walz\/MN-Somali-fraud-Donald-Trump-TPS-immigration\/)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • December 5, 2025\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n\n[Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on November 4, 2025 in a Truth Social post:\n\n[Voting in California is “rigged.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/nov\/05\/donald-trump\/California-redistrict-Newsom-rigged-Congress\/)\n\n![pants-fire](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-pants-fire-th.jpg)\n\n![pants-fire](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-pants-fire.jpg)\n\nBy Grace Abels • November 5, 2025\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/jb_pritzker\/0b9a8a1cf2bf2491a90a6907f4afb7e7.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/jb_pritzker\/6d66460be475bab4e68b9a9a3db64501.jpg)\n\n[JB Pritzker](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference:\n\n[The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/nov\/03\/jb-pritzker\/SNAP-food-government-shutdown-Trump-Illinois\/)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n\n![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • November 3, 2025\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/politifact-mugs-mug-independentgroup__________________3\/98605b4996e42408507987c4affd735f.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/politifact-mugs-mug-independentgroup__________________3\/d34069b2fffce57ddf492536b7c1e859.jpg)\n\n[The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X:\n\n[An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/oct\/24\/ronald-reagan-presidential-foundation-and-institut\/Canada-ad-Ronald-Reagan-tariffs-Trump\/)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true-th.jpg)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true.jpg)\n\nBy Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2025\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/j.d._vance._election_mug_2024\/f8afb624dee688b8b719fd2f6a6ce9cf.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/j.d._vance._election_mug_2024\/d79b603f3db810bd8063af1cb503b367.jpg)\n\n[JD Vance](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show:\n\n[\"Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/oct\/20\/jd-vance\/Trump-Charlie-Kirk-political-violence-left-right\/)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true-th.jpg)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • October 20, 2025\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n\n[Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on February 28, 2026 in a video:\n\n[On the US seeking regime change](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/03\/donald-trump\/Iran-regime-change-2016-Hillary-Clinton-Venezuela\/)\n\n![full-flop](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-full-flop-th.jpg)\n\n![full-flop](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-full-flop.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • March 3, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n\n[Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on February 8, 2026 in an interview on NBC:\n\n[Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/feb\/13\/donald-trump\/Minneapolis-Minnesota-immigration-crime-drop\/)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true-th.jpg)\n\n![barely-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-barely-true.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • February 13, 2026\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Whitmer_headshot\/b6ed9664a471cffe7cda8d0cdcf80aa7.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Whitmer_headshot\/8aca4edf0b28510e64903e3848aa72c0.jpg)\n\n[Gretchen Whitmer](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/ \"[TITLE HERE]\")\n\nstated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack:\n\n[Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/feb\/06\/gretchen-whitmer\/Michigan-poverty-decline-affordability\/)\n\n![half-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-half-true-th.jpg)\n\n![half-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-half-true.jpg)\n\nBy Amy Sherman • February 6, 2026\n\n### A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot\n[Clear](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/list\/)\n\n- ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/logo-black\/4590875651af69b2c789ceab409664dd.jpg)\n  \n  ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/logo-black\/72988380e8c8bd188dc360d11552e4a0.jpg)\n  \n  [X posts](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/tweets\/ \"X posts\")\n  \n  stated on March 9, 2026 in an X post:\n  \n  [\"BREAKING: So the Israeli media reports Itamar Ben‑Gvir died in a 'car crash,' while in fact he’s been obliterated by an Iranian missile strike on his home.\"](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/11\/tweets\/Israel-Minister-Ben-Gvir-no-dead\/)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n  \n  By Maria Briceño • March 11, 2026\n- ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n  \n  ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n  \n  [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/donald-trump\/ \"Donald Trump\")\n  \n  stated on March 9, 2026 in a press conference:\n  \n  [Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/10\/donald-trump\/trump-tomahawk-missile-iran-school\/)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n  \n  By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2026\n- ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/download_11\/129886c04abe08501b6b6586038fac7a.jpg)\n  \n  ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/download_11\/0367e36ef90ba2d6653597d8486e415c.jpg)\n  \n  [TikTok posts](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/tiktok-posts\/ \"TikTok posts\")\n  \n  stated on March 5, 2026 in una publicación en TikTok:\n  \n  [El Presidente de El Salvador Nayib Bukele dijo, “con las guerras que ha empezado Donald Trump les pido a todos los inmigrantes en Estados Unidos que piensen en salir de ese país”.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/09\/tiktok-posts\/nayib-bukele-no-pidio-que-migrantes-salgan-de-eeuu\/)\n  \n  ![pants-fire](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-pants-fire-th.jpg)\n  \n  ![pants-fire](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-pants-fire.jpg)\n  \n  By Maria Briceño • March 9, 2026\n- ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/logo-black\/4590875651af69b2c789ceab409664dd.jpg)\n  \n  ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/logo-black\/72988380e8c8bd188dc360d11552e4a0.jpg)\n  \n  [X posts](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/tweets\/ \"X posts\")\n  \n  stated on March 1, 2026 in una publicación en X:\n  \n  [“El régimen de Irán ha confesado que (el Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica) bombardeó por error… una escuela iraní” el 28 de febrero.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/06\/tweets\/Iran-responsabilidad-Minab-escuela-ataque-EEUU-Isr\/)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n  \n  By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 6, 2026\n- ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/socialmedia3\/e9244e144527030de445b61561ad0de1.jpeg)\n  \n  ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/socialmedia3\/dd55caa1d27710286c5817da62931314.jpeg)\n  \n  [Social Media](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/social-media\/ \"Social Media\")\n  \n  stated on March 3, 2026 in in a post:\n  \n  [Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/06\/social-media\/iran-us-military-attack\/)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n  \n  By Zoe Weyand • March 6, 2026\n- ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Ashley_Moody_mug_AG_website\/2d3137c58a06b3d87003a6f8554cefe7.jpg)\n  \n  ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Ashley_Moody_mug_AG_website\/6decb56ca2c038f36b1d29fcd86f8df7.jpg)\n  \n  [Ashley Moody](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/ashley-moody\/ \"Ashley Moody\")\n  \n  stated on March 3, 2026 in a Senate hearing:\n  \n  [The Biden administration \"reversed\" a policy of deporting people in the country illegally who have committed felonies.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/05\/ashley-moody\/immigration-biden-deportation-criminals-policy\/)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n  \n  By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2026\n- ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n  \n  ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n  \n  [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/donald-trump\/ \"Donald Trump\")\n  \n  stated on March 3, 2026 in remarks at the White House:\n  \n  [The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/05\/donald-trump\/iran-nuclear-agreement-legitimate-right-weapons\/)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n  \n  By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2026\n- ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Screenshot_2026-02-27_at_10.51.58AM\/b4ca53ee7527a53ab71a710581be0b61.jpg)\n  \n  ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/Screenshot_2026-02-27_at_10.51.58AM\/7c5f7e8296119fbb9871a84217c32a2d.jpg)\n  \n  [James Fishback](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/james-fishback\/ \"James Fishback\")\n  \n  stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech:\n  \n  [Artificial intelligence data centers \"drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%\" and \"suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/04\/james-fishback\/ai-data-centers-energy-water-florida-governor\/)\n  \n  ![half-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-half-true-th.jpg)\n  \n  ![half-true](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-half-true.jpg)\n  \n  By Samantha Putterman • March 4, 2026\n- ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/logo-black\/4590875651af69b2c789ceab409664dd.jpg)\n  \n  ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/logo-black\/72988380e8c8bd188dc360d11552e4a0.jpg)\n  \n  [X posts](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/tweets\/ \"X posts\")\n  \n  stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media:\n  \n  [Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/04\/tweets\/iran-strikes-airbase-yemen-explosion\/)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false-th.jpg)\n  \n  ![false](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-false.jpg)\n  \n  By Zoe Weyand • March 4, 2026\n- ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg)\n  \n  ![](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/CACHE\/images\/politifact\/mugs\/new_djt_mugshot\/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg)\n  \n  [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/donald-trump\/ \"Donald Trump\")\n  \n  stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:\n  \n  [On the US seeking regime change](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2026\/mar\/03\/donald-trump\/Iran-regime-change-2016-Hillary-Clinton-Venezuela\/)\n  \n  ![full-flop](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-full-flop-th.jpg)\n  \n  ![full-flop](https:\/\/static.politifact.com\/img\/meter-full-flop.jpg)\n  \n  By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2026\n\n[Load more](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/list\/)\n\n#### Offices\n[**District of Columbia**](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/)    \n  1800 I Street NW   \n Washington, DC 20006\n\n[**Florida**](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/jan\/11\/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot\/)   \n  801 3rd St. S   \n St. Petersburg, FL 33701  \n 727-821-9494\n\n#### People\n- [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/donald-trump\/)\n- [JD Vance](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/jd-vance\/)\n- [Mitch McConnell](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/mitch-mcconnell\/)\n- [Mike Johnson](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/mike-johnson\/)\n- [Joe Biden](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/personalities\/joe-biden\/)\n\n#### State Editions\n- 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accepting the electoral college results that showed Joe Biden won.\n\n\"We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women,\" Trump told his supporters shortly before the Capitol assault. \"We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.\"\n\nHis supporters listened. Thousands of Trump supporters, waving Trump or Confederate flags and wearing MAGA gear, descended upon the Capitol. They overwhelmed law enforcement, pushed past police barricades, and temporarily stopped Congress from counting electoral votes.\n\nTrump’s supporters had gathered earlier in the day for the \"Save America\" rally organized by a group called [\"Women for America First.\"](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/dc-trump-rally-january-6-protests\/2020\/12\/22\/1c94ab7a-447a-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html) Trump allies, including former campaign staffers, helped promote the event, [ABC News reported](https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/trump-allies-helped-plan-promote-rally-led-capitol\/story?id=75119209). Trump’s White House [schedule](https:\/\/factba.se\/topic\/calendar) showed he was to speak at the rally that day.\n\nSome of Trump’s fiercest allies also made incendiary statements at the rally. [\"Let’s have trial by combat,\"](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/rudy-giuliani-speech-transcript-at-trumps-washington-d-c-rally-wants-trial-by-combat) said Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, warming up the crowd for Trump.\n\nWe looked closely at the words Trump used to urge his supporters to show up and \"fight\" on his behalf Jan. 6. With Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended, we used archives of his tweets by [Factba.se](https:\/\/factba.se\/topic\/twitter) and the [Trump Twitter archive](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/).\n\nWe contacted spokespersons for Trump and did not get a response.\n\n## What Trump said before Jan. 6\nFor months before Election Day, Trump repeatedly told his supporters falsehoods about voting, including that Democrats had [\"rigged\"](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2020\/aug\/24\/donald-trump\/donald-trump-says-joe-biden-can-only-win-rigged-el\/) the election. Trump ramped up the rhetoric after he lost the election, filing court challenges in battleground states trying to get judges to reverse the outcome. After he [racked up defeats in court](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2021\/jan\/08\/joe-biden\/joe-biden-right-more-60-trumps-election-lawsuits-l\/), Trump’s tactics turned toward ordering senators to \"fight\" for him.\n\n\".@senatemajldr and Republican Senators have to get tougher, or you won’t have a Republican Party anymore. We won the Presidential Election, by a lot. FIGHT FOR IT. Don’t let them take it away!\" he [tweeted Dec. 18](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22.%40senatemajldr+and+Republican+Senators+have+to+get+tougher%2C+or+you+won%E2%80%99t+have+a+Republican+Party+anymore.+We+won+the+Presidential+Election%2C+by+a+lot.+FIGHT+FOR+IT.+Don%E2%80%99t+let+them+take+it+away%21%22).\n\nIn December, Trump also issued a battle cry to his supporters broadly, encouraging them to gather on his behalf Jan. 6.\n\n**Dec. 12:** On the day of [pro-Trump rallies](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/trump-dc-rally-maga\/2020\/12\/11\/8b5af818-3bdb-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html) in Washington, D.C., [Trump tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?searchbox=%22stop+the+steal%22&results=1) \"Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn’t know about this, but I’ll be seeing them! \\#MAGA.\"\n\n**Dec. 12:** \"WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!!\" Trump said in another [tweet](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?searchbox=%22fight%22&results=1).\n\n**Dec. 19:** Trump [tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22+%E2%80%9CA+great+report+by+Peter.+Statistically+impossible+to+have+lost+the+2020+Election.+Big+protest+in+D.C.+on+January+6th.+Be+there%2C+will+be+wild%21%E2%80%9D%22) his praise for a report by his adviser Peter Navarro alleging election fraud: \"A great report by Peter. Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election. Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!\"\n\n**Dec. 26:** [Trump tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22+%E2%80%9CHistory+will+remember.+Never+give+up.+See+everyone+in+D.C.+on+January+6th.%E2%80%9D%22): \"The ‘Justice’ Department and the FBI have done nothing about the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud, the biggest SCAM in our nation’s history, despite overwhelming evidence. They should be ashamed. History will remember. Never give up. See everyone in D.C. on January 6th.\"\n\n**Dec. 27:** \"See you in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Don’t miss it. Information to follow!\" [Trump tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CSee+you+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+on+January+6th.+Don%E2%80%99t+miss+it.+Information+to+follow%21%E2%80%9D+%22).\n\n**Jan. 1:** \"The BIG Protest Rally in Washington, D.C., will take place at 11.00 A.M. on January 6th. Locational details to follow. StopTheSteal!\" [Trump tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22%3A+%E2%80%9CThe+BIG+Protest+Rally+in+Washington%2C+D.C.%2C+will+take+place+at+11.00+A.M.+on+January+6th.+Locational+details+to+follow.+StopTheSteal%21%E2%80%9D%22).\n\n**Jan. 1:** \"January 6th. See you in D.C.\" [Trump tweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CJanuary+6th.+See+you+in+D.C.%E2%80%9D%22).\n\n**Jan. 3:** Trump [retweeted](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?searchbox=%22Now+we+will+bring+it+to+DC+on+Jan+6+%22&results=1) @JenLawrence21, an organizer of a March for Trump bus tour: \"Now we will bring it to DC on Jan 6 and PROUDLY stand beside you!\"\n\n**Jan. 3:** Trump retweeted [Amy Kremer](https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyKremer\/status\/1345459488107749386), another promoter of the march who said, \"We are excited to announce the site of our January 6th event will be The Ellipse in the President’s Park, just steps from the White House!\"\n\n**Jan. 3:** Trump [retweeted @CodeMonkeyZ](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?results=1&searchbox=%22%3A+%40CodeMonkeyZ+%22): \"If you are planning to attend peaceful protests in DC on the 6th, i recommend wearing a body camera. The more video angles of that day the better.\"\n\n**Jan. 4:** At a [rally in Georgia](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/donald-trump-rally-speech-transcript-dalton-georgia-senate-runoff-election) the day before the Senate runoffs, Trump repeated his grievances about his own election. He spoke about a continued fight, both for himself and the Senate.\n\n\"If the liberal Democrats take the Senate and the White House — and they’re not taking this White House — we’re going to fight like hell, I’ll tell you right now,\" Trump said.\n\n\"We’re going to take it back,\" Trump said.\n\n## What Trump said before the riot\nTrump’s final direction to supporters came during his [\"Save America\" rally](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/donald-trump-speech-save-america-rally-transcript-january-6) around noon Jan. 6, when he repeated his [Pants on Fire claim](https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2021\/jan\/07\/donald-trump\/trump-clings-fantasy-landslide-victory-egging-supp\/) that he won.\n\n\"Our country has had enough,\" Trump told his supporters. \"We will not take it anymore and that’s what this is all about. To use a favorite term that all of you people really came up with, we will stop the steal.\"\n\nThe crowd later chanted: \"Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump!\" Trump thanked them.\n\nTrump praised the crowd for traveling from across the nation and for \"the extraordinary love.\"\n\n\"We’re gathered together in the heart of our nation’s capital for one very, very basic and simple reason: to save our democracy,\" Trump said.\n\nTrump repeatedly said there was a need to \"fight.\" After he bashed \"weak\" Republicans and Biden, he said: \"Unbelievable, what we have to go through, what we have to go through and you have to get your people to fight. If they don’t fight, we have to primary the hell out of the ones that don’t fight. You primary them. We’re going to let you know who they are, I can already tell you, frankly.\"\n\nHe continued with the fighting metaphors: \"Republicans are constantly fighting like a boxer with his hands tied behind his back. It’s like a boxer, and we want to be so nice. We want to be so respectful of everybody, including bad people. We’re going to have to fight much harder, and Mike Pence is going to have to come through for us. And if he doesn’t, that will be a sad day for our country because you’re sworn to uphold our constitution. Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy.\"\n\nTrump then [invited the crowd to go to the Capitol](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/transcript-editor\/shared\/7Nw_aFgSCwkywakGftVXzVw6NTJEvtBTeS6rNigOo221hgTCjvDEnf_zvai7Hv5hmGYuImOca6TjcP2GuV0K1i_9pOY?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=282.97).\n\n\"And after this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you. We’re going to walk down. We’re going to walk down any one you want, but I think right here. We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women. We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them, because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.\"\n\nTrump used the word \"peacefully\" once at his rally:\n\n\"We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated, lawfully slated. I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. Today we will see whether Republicans stand strong for integrity of our elections, but whether or not they stand strong for our country, our country. Our country has been under siege for a long time, far longer than this four-year period.\"\n\n## What Trump said during and after the riot\nBy the time Trump finished his speech, crowds had already started to [gather outside the Capitol.](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/interactive\/2021\/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline\/)\n\nTrump never joined them, but did tweet during the afternoon and night and released a [video](https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/trump-video-telling-protesters-at-capitol-building-to-go-home-transcript) statement.\n\n\"Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!\" he [tweeted at 2:38 p.m](https:\/\/www.thetrumparchive.com\/?searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CPlease+support+our+Capitol+Police+and+Law+Enforcement.+They+are+truly+on+the+side+of+our+Country.+Stay+peaceful%21%E2%80%9D%22). 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Boilerpipe Text	In the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, President Donald Trump repeatedly said he wanted his supporters to fight Congress on accepting the electoral college results that showed Joe Biden won. "We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women," Trump told his supporters shortly before the Capitol assault. "We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong." His supporters listened. Thousands of Trump supporters, waving Trump or Confederate flags and wearing MAGA gear, descended upon the Capitol. They overwhelmed law enforcement, pushed past police barricades, and temporarily stopped Congress from counting electoral votes. Trump’s supporters had gathered earlier in the day for the "Save America" rally organized by a group called "Women for America First." Trump allies, including former campaign staffers, helped promote the event, ABC News reported . Trump’s White House schedule showed he was to speak at the rally that day. Some of Trump’s fiercest allies also made incendiary statements at the rally. "Let’s have trial by combat," said Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, warming up the crowd for Trump. We looked closely at the words Trump used to urge his supporters to show up and "fight" on his behalf Jan. 6. With Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended, we used archives of his tweets by Factba.se and the Trump Twitter archive . We contacted spokespersons for Trump and did not get a response. What Trump said before Jan. 6 For months before Election Day, Trump repeatedly told his supporters falsehoods about voting, including that Democrats had "rigged" the election. Trump ramped up the rhetoric after he lost the election, filing court challenges in battleground states trying to get judges to reverse the outcome. After he racked up defeats in court , Trump’s tactics turned toward ordering senators to "fight" for him. ".@senatemajldr and Republican Senators have to get tougher, or you won’t have a Republican Party anymore. We won the Presidential Election, by a lot. FIGHT FOR IT. Don’t let them take it away!" he tweeted Dec. 18 . In December, Trump also issued a battle cry to his supporters broadly, encouraging them to gather on his behalf Jan. 6. Dec. 12: On the day of pro-Trump rallies in Washington, D.C., Trump tweeted "Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn’t know about this, but I’ll be seeing them! #MAGA." Dec. 12: "WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!!" Trump said in another tweet . Dec. 19: Trump tweeted his praise for a report by his adviser Peter Navarro alleging election fraud: "A great report by Peter. Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election. Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!" Dec. 26: Trump tweeted : "The ‘Justice’ Department and the FBI have done nothing about the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud, the biggest SCAM in our nation’s history, despite overwhelming evidence. They should be ashamed. History will remember. Never give up. See everyone in D.C. on January 6th." Dec. 27: "See you in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Don’t miss it. Information to follow!" Trump tweeted . Jan. 1: "The BIG Protest Rally in Washington, D.C., will take place at 11.00 A.M. on January 6th. Locational details to follow. StopTheSteal!" Trump tweeted . Jan. 1: "January 6th. See you in D.C." Trump tweeted . Jan. 3: Trump retweeted @JenLawrence21, an organizer of a March for Trump bus tour: "Now we will bring it to DC on Jan 6 and PROUDLY stand beside you!" Jan. 3: Trump retweeted Amy Kremer , another promoter of the march who said, "We are excited to announce the site of our January 6th event will be The Ellipse in the President’s Park, just steps from the White House!" Jan. 3: Trump retweeted @CodeMonkeyZ : "If you are planning to attend peaceful protests in DC on the 6th, i recommend wearing a body camera. The more video angles of that day the better." Jan. 4: At a rally in Georgia the day before the Senate runoffs, Trump repeated his grievances about his own election. He spoke about a continued fight, both for himself and the Senate. "If the liberal Democrats take the Senate and the White House — and they’re not taking this White House — we’re going to fight like hell, I’ll tell you right now," Trump said. "We’re going to take it back," Trump said. What Trump said before the riot Trump’s final direction to supporters came during his "Save America" rally around noon Jan. 6, when he repeated his Pants on Fire claim that he won. "Our country has had enough," Trump told his supporters. "We will not take it anymore and that’s what this is all about. To use a favorite term that all of you people really came up with, we will stop the steal." The crowd later chanted: "Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump!" Trump thanked them. Trump praised the crowd for traveling from across the nation and for "the extraordinary love." "We’re gathered together in the heart of our nation’s capital for one very, very basic and simple reason: to save our democracy," Trump said. Trump repeatedly said there was a need to "fight." After he bashed "weak" Republicans and Biden, he said: "Unbelievable, what we have to go through, what we have to go through and you have to get your people to fight. If they don’t fight, we have to primary the hell out of the ones that don’t fight. You primary them. We’re going to let you know who they are, I can already tell you, frankly." He continued with the fighting metaphors: "Republicans are constantly fighting like a boxer with his hands tied behind his back. It’s like a boxer, and we want to be so nice. We want to be so respectful of everybody, including bad people. We’re going to have to fight much harder, and Mike Pence is going to have to come through for us. And if he doesn’t, that will be a sad day for our country because you’re sworn to uphold our constitution. Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy." Trump then invited the crowd to go to the Capitol . "And after this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you. We’re going to walk down. We’re going to walk down any one you want, but I think right here. We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women. We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them, because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong." Trump used the word "peacefully" once at his rally: "We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated, lawfully slated. I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. Today we will see whether Republicans stand strong for integrity of our elections, but whether or not they stand strong for our country, our country. Our country has been under siege for a long time, far longer than this four-year period." What Trump said during and after the riot By the time Trump finished his speech, crowds had already started to gather outside the Capitol. Trump never joined them, but did tweet during the afternoon and night and released a video statement. "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!" he tweeted at 2:38 p.m . By that point, the mob had already shattered windows as they pushed inside the building. His video statement repeated false claims about the fraudulent election and said, "We have to have peace. So go home. We love you. You’re very special." He rehashed those themes in his final tweet of the night. It ended with these words: "Remember this day forever!"
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(AP) [![Amy Sherman](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/staffers/zwPolitifactHeadshots20/05d3e27bde49c4aec7c479eff64023a3.JPG)](https://www.politifact.com/staff/amy-sherman/) By [Amy Sherman](https://www.politifact.com/staff/amy-sherman/) January 11, 2021 #### If Your Time is short - Starting in December, Trump repeatedly encouraged his supporters on Twitter to show up for a “big protest” in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, the day that Congress accepted the Electoral College votes. - At a Georgia rally Jan. 4, Trump told supporters “we’re going to take what they did to us on Nov. 3. We’re going to take it back.” - In his speech before the riot, Trump praised supporters for showing up to “save our democracy.” He told supporters “we’re going to walk down to the Capitol ... You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.” In the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, President Donald Trump repeatedly said he wanted his supporters to fight Congress on accepting the electoral college results that showed Joe Biden won. "We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women," Trump told his supporters shortly before the Capitol assault. "We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong." His supporters listened. Thousands of Trump supporters, waving Trump or Confederate flags and wearing MAGA gear, descended upon the Capitol. They overwhelmed law enforcement, pushed past police barricades, and temporarily stopped Congress from counting electoral votes. Trump’s supporters had gathered earlier in the day for the "Save America" rally organized by a group called ["Women for America First."](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-trump-rally-january-6-protests/2020/12/22/1c94ab7a-447a-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html) Trump allies, including former campaign staffers, helped promote the event, [ABC News reported](https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-allies-helped-plan-promote-rally-led-capitol/story?id=75119209). Trump’s White House [schedule](https://factba.se/topic/calendar) showed he was to speak at the rally that day. Some of Trump’s fiercest allies also made incendiary statements at the rally. ["Let’s have trial by combat,"](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/rudy-giuliani-speech-transcript-at-trumps-washington-d-c-rally-wants-trial-by-combat) said Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, warming up the crowd for Trump. We looked closely at the words Trump used to urge his supporters to show up and "fight" on his behalf Jan. 6. With Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended, we used archives of his tweets by [Factba.se](https://factba.se/topic/twitter) and the [Trump Twitter archive](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/). We contacted spokespersons for Trump and did not get a response. ## What Trump said before Jan. 6 For months before Election Day, Trump repeatedly told his supporters falsehoods about voting, including that Democrats had ["rigged"](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/24/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-joe-biden-can-only-win-rigged-el/) the election. Trump ramped up the rhetoric after he lost the election, filing court challenges in battleground states trying to get judges to reverse the outcome. After he [racked up defeats in court](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/08/joe-biden/joe-biden-right-more-60-trumps-election-lawsuits-l/), Trump’s tactics turned toward ordering senators to "fight" for him. ".@senatemajldr and Republican Senators have to get tougher, or you won’t have a Republican Party anymore. We won the Presidential Election, by a lot. FIGHT FOR IT. Don’t let them take it away!" he [tweeted Dec. 18](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22.%40senatemajldr+and+Republican+Senators+have+to+get+tougher%2C+or+you+won%E2%80%99t+have+a+Republican+Party+anymore.+We+won+the+Presidential+Election%2C+by+a+lot.+FIGHT+FOR+IT.+Don%E2%80%99t+let+them+take+it+away%21%22). In December, Trump also issued a battle cry to his supporters broadly, encouraging them to gather on his behalf Jan. 6. Dec. 12: On the day of [pro-Trump rallies](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-dc-rally-maga/2020/12/11/8b5af818-3bdb-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html) in Washington, D.C., [Trump tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22stop+the+steal%22&results=1) "Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn’t know about this, but I’ll be seeing them! \#MAGA." Dec. 12: "WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!!" Trump said in another [tweet](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22fight%22&results=1). Dec. 19: Trump [tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22+%E2%80%9CA+great+report+by+Peter.+Statistically+impossible+to+have+lost+the+2020+Election.+Big+protest+in+D.C.+on+January+6th.+Be+there%2C+will+be+wild%21%E2%80%9D%22) his praise for a report by his adviser Peter Navarro alleging election fraud: "A great report by Peter. Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election. Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!" Dec. 26: [Trump tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22+%E2%80%9CHistory+will+remember.+Never+give+up.+See+everyone+in+D.C.+on+January+6th.%E2%80%9D%22): "The ‘Justice’ Department and the FBI have done nothing about the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud, the biggest SCAM in our nation’s history, despite overwhelming evidence. They should be ashamed. History will remember. Never give up. See everyone in D.C. on January 6th." Dec. 27: "See you in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Don’t miss it. Information to follow!" [Trump tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CSee+you+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+on+January+6th.+Don%E2%80%99t+miss+it.+Information+to+follow%21%E2%80%9D+%22). Jan. 1: "The BIG Protest Rally in Washington, D.C., will take place at 11.00 A.M. on January 6th. Locational details to follow. StopTheSteal!" [Trump tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22%3A+%E2%80%9CThe+BIG+Protest+Rally+in+Washington%2C+D.C.%2C+will+take+place+at+11.00+A.M.+on+January+6th.+Locational+details+to+follow.+StopTheSteal%21%E2%80%9D%22). Jan. 1: "January 6th. See you in D.C." [Trump tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CJanuary+6th.+See+you+in+D.C.%E2%80%9D%22). Jan. 3: Trump [retweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22Now+we+will+bring+it+to+DC+on+Jan+6+%22&results=1) @JenLawrence21, an organizer of a March for Trump bus tour: "Now we will bring it to DC on Jan 6 and PROUDLY stand beside you!" Jan. 3: Trump retweeted [Amy Kremer](https://twitter.com/AmyKremer/status/1345459488107749386), another promoter of the march who said, "We are excited to announce the site of our January 6th event will be The Ellipse in the President’s Park, just steps from the White House!" Jan. 3: Trump [retweeted @CodeMonkeyZ](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22%3A+%40CodeMonkeyZ+%22): "If you are planning to attend peaceful protests in DC on the 6th, i recommend wearing a body camera. The more video angles of that day the better." Jan. 4: At a [rally in Georgia](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-rally-speech-transcript-dalton-georgia-senate-runoff-election) the day before the Senate runoffs, Trump repeated his grievances about his own election. He spoke about a continued fight, both for himself and the Senate. "If the liberal Democrats take the Senate and the White House — and they’re not taking this White House — we’re going to fight like hell, I’ll tell you right now," Trump said. "We’re going to take it back," Trump said. ## What Trump said before the riot Trump’s final direction to supporters came during his ["Save America" rally](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-save-america-rally-transcript-january-6) around noon Jan. 6, when he repeated his [Pants on Fire claim](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/07/donald-trump/trump-clings-fantasy-landslide-victory-egging-supp/) that he won. "Our country has had enough," Trump told his supporters. "We will not take it anymore and that’s what this is all about. To use a favorite term that all of you people really came up with, we will stop the steal." The crowd later chanted: "Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump!" Trump thanked them. Trump praised the crowd for traveling from across the nation and for "the extraordinary love." "We’re gathered together in the heart of our nation’s capital for one very, very basic and simple reason: to save our democracy," Trump said. Trump repeatedly said there was a need to "fight." After he bashed "weak" Republicans and Biden, he said: "Unbelievable, what we have to go through, what we have to go through and you have to get your people to fight. If they don’t fight, we have to primary the hell out of the ones that don’t fight. You primary them. We’re going to let you know who they are, I can already tell you, frankly." He continued with the fighting metaphors: "Republicans are constantly fighting like a boxer with his hands tied behind his back. It’s like a boxer, and we want to be so nice. We want to be so respectful of everybody, including bad people. We’re going to have to fight much harder, and Mike Pence is going to have to come through for us. And if he doesn’t, that will be a sad day for our country because you’re sworn to uphold our constitution. Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy." Trump then [invited the crowd to go to the Capitol](https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/7Nw_aFgSCwkywakGftVXzVw6NTJEvtBTeS6rNigOo221hgTCjvDEnf_zvai7Hv5hmGYuImOca6TjcP2GuV0K1i_9pOY?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=282.97). "And after this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you. We’re going to walk down. We’re going to walk down any one you want, but I think right here. We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women. We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them, because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong." Trump used the word "peacefully" once at his rally: "We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated, lawfully slated. I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. Today we will see whether Republicans stand strong for integrity of our elections, but whether or not they stand strong for our country, our country. Our country has been under siege for a long time, far longer than this four-year period." ## What Trump said during and after the riot By the time Trump finished his speech, crowds had already started to [gather outside the Capitol.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline/) Trump never joined them, but did tweet during the afternoon and night and released a [video](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/trump-video-telling-protesters-at-capitol-building-to-go-home-transcript) statement. "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!" he [tweeted at 2:38 p.m](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CPlease+support+our+Capitol+Police+and+Law+Enforcement.+They+are+truly+on+the+side+of+our+Country.+Stay+peaceful%21%E2%80%9D%22). By that point, the mob had already [shattered windows](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline/) as they pushed inside the building. His [video](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/trump-video-telling-protesters-at-capitol-building-to-go-home-transcript) statement repeated false claims about the fraudulent election and said, "We have to have peace. So go home. We love you. You’re very special." He rehashed those themes in his final tweet of the night. It ended with these words: "Remember this day forever!" ### Our Sources New York Times, [‘Be There. Will Be Wild!’: Trump All but Circled the Date](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/capitol-mob-trump-supporters.html), Jan. 6, 2020 Just Security, [Incitement Timeline: Year of Trump’s Actions Leading to the Attack on the Capitol](https://www.justsecurity.org/74138/incitement-timeline-year-of-trumps-actions-leading-to-the-attack-on-the-capitol/), Jan. 11, 2021 Washington Post, [How one of America’s ugliest days unraveled inside and outside the Capitol](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline/), Jan. 9, 2021 Washington Post, [Multiple people stabbed after thousands gather for pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-dc-rally-maga/2020/12/11/8b5af818-3bdb-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html), Dec. 12, 2021 ABC, [Trump allies helped plan, promote rally that led to Capitol attack](https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-allies-helped-plan-promote-rally-led-capitol/story?id=75119209), Jan. 8, 2021 Washington Post, [Trump supporters plan D.C. rally on day Congress certifies election results,](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-trump-rally-january-6-protests/2020/12/22/1c94ab7a-447a-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html) Dec. 22, 2020 CNBC, [Pro-Trump dark money groups organized the rally that led to deadly Capitol Hill riot](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/09/pro-trump-dark-money-groups-organized-the-rally-that-led-to-deadly-capitol-hill-riot.html), Jan. 9, 2021 Rev.com, [Transcripts of Trump](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcript-category/donald-trump-transcripts) [Trump twitter archive](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/) [Factba.se, Trump tweets](https://factba.se/topic/twitter) ## 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Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/feb/06/gretchen-whitmer/Michigan-poverty-decline-affordability/) ![half-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-half-true-th.jpg) ![half-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-half-true.jpg) By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2026 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg) [Donald Trump](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on February 2, 2026 in an interview with Dan Bongino: [Among Somalis in Minnesota, “92% of them don’t work.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/feb/02/donald-trump/Bongino-minnesota-somali-employment-poverty-benefi/) 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Sherman • January 28, 2026 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg) [Donald Trump](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos: [Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/26/donald-trump/Trump-paid-protesters-ICE-Minnesota-Minneapolis/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/socialmedia3/e9244e144527030de445b61561ad0de1.jpeg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/socialmedia3/dd55caa1d27710286c5817da62931314.jpeg) [Social Media](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts: [A letter sent to postal service employees about working during emergencies such as civil unrest is a sign that President Donald Trump will impose martial law.](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/15/social-media/USPS-letter-civil-unrest-martial-law-post-office/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2026 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Mehmet_Oz_022022_AP/8dc015e3638e122c7dc05a5d51bf90c0.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Mehmet_Oz_022022_AP/c3db3a22a95a6f45784c4416c445428c.jpg) [Mehmet Oz](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on January 6, 2026 in an interview on Fox News: [“By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/14/mehmet-oz/dr-oz-is-wrong-medicaid-enrollees-arent-automatica/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Amy Sherman • January 14, 2026 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg) [Donald Trump](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit: ["If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/13/donald-trump/fraud-budget-deficit-detroit-minnesota/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2026 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/SP_330092_ZUPP_Bondi_4/ea00ae7aa7a0ec4d22e4a9851e046d8b.JPG) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/SP_330092_ZUPP_Bondi_4/50c8a88830dc3bdac7aba7f11d9d76c5.JPG) [Pam Bondi](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on December 29, 2025 in an X post: [The Justice Department has been investigating fraud in Minnesota “for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/08/pam-bondi/DOJ-Minnesota-fraud-Trump-Biden-Somalis/) ![half-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-half-true-th.jpg) ![half-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-half-true.jpg) By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2026 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Screenshot_2024-08-07_at_3.36.41PM/a51e72bf9720b3e1f90d1795fb97d8dc.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Screenshot_2024-08-07_at_3.36.41PM/2c43a0866c9bb3882dd9b9c6cc75b91c.jpg) [Tim Walz](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": [“I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal.](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/dec/05/tim-walz/MN-Somali-fraud-Donald-Trump-TPS-immigration/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Amy Sherman • December 5, 2025 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg) [Donald Trump](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on November 4, 2025 in a Truth Social post: [Voting in California is “rigged.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/nov/05/donald-trump/California-redistrict-Newsom-rigged-Congress/) ![pants-fire](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-pants-fire-th.jpg) ![pants-fire](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-pants-fire.jpg) By Grace Abels • November 5, 2025 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/jb_pritzker/0b9a8a1cf2bf2491a90a6907f4afb7e7.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/jb_pritzker/6d66460be475bab4e68b9a9a3db64501.jpg) [JB Pritzker](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference: [The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/nov/03/jb-pritzker/SNAP-food-government-shutdown-Trump-Illinois/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2025 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/politifact-mugs-mug-independentgroup__________________3/98605b4996e42408507987c4affd735f.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/politifact-mugs-mug-independentgroup__________________3/d34069b2fffce57ddf492536b7c1e859.jpg) [The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X: [An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/oct/24/ronald-reagan-presidential-foundation-and-institut/Canada-ad-Ronald-Reagan-tariffs-Trump/) ![barely-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-barely-true-th.jpg) ![barely-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-barely-true.jpg) By Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2025 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/j.d._vance._election_mug_2024/f8afb624dee688b8b719fd2f6a6ce9cf.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/j.d._vance._election_mug_2024/d79b603f3db810bd8063af1cb503b367.jpg) [JD Vance](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show: ["Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/oct/20/jd-vance/Trump-Charlie-Kirk-political-violence-left-right/) ![barely-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-barely-true-th.jpg) ![barely-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-barely-true.jpg) By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2025 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg) [Donald Trump](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on February 28, 2026 in a video: [On the US seeking regime change](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/03/donald-trump/Iran-regime-change-2016-Hillary-Clinton-Venezuela/) ![full-flop](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-full-flop-th.jpg) ![full-flop](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-full-flop.jpg) By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2026 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg) [Donald Trump](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on February 8, 2026 in an interview on NBC: [Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/feb/13/donald-trump/Minneapolis-Minnesota-immigration-crime-drop/) ![barely-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-barely-true-th.jpg) ![barely-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-barely-true.jpg) By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2026 ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Whitmer_headshot/b6ed9664a471cffe7cda8d0cdcf80aa7.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Whitmer_headshot/8aca4edf0b28510e64903e3848aa72c0.jpg) [Gretchen Whitmer](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/timeline-what-trump-said-jan-6-capitol-riot/ "[TITLE HERE]") stated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack: [Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/feb/06/gretchen-whitmer/Michigan-poverty-decline-affordability/) ![half-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-half-true-th.jpg) ![half-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-half-true.jpg) By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2026 ### A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot [Clear](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/list/) - ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/4590875651af69b2c789ceab409664dd.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/72988380e8c8bd188dc360d11552e4a0.jpg) [X posts](https://www.politifact.com/personalities/tweets/ "X posts") stated on March 9, 2026 in an X post: ["BREAKING: So the Israeli media reports Itamar Ben‑Gvir died in a 'car crash,' while in fact he’s been obliterated by an Iranian missile strike on his home."](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/11/tweets/Israel-Minister-Ben-Gvir-no-dead/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Maria Briceño • March 11, 2026 - ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg) [Donald Trump](https://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/ "Donald Trump") stated on March 9, 2026 in a press conference: [Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/10/donald-trump/trump-tomahawk-missile-iran-school/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2026 - ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/download_11/129886c04abe08501b6b6586038fac7a.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/download_11/0367e36ef90ba2d6653597d8486e415c.jpg) [TikTok posts](https://www.politifact.com/personalities/tiktok-posts/ "TikTok posts") stated on March 5, 2026 in una publicación en TikTok: [El Presidente de El Salvador Nayib Bukele dijo, “con las guerras que ha empezado Donald Trump les pido a todos los inmigrantes en Estados Unidos que piensen en salir de ese país”.](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/09/tiktok-posts/nayib-bukele-no-pidio-que-migrantes-salgan-de-eeuu/) ![pants-fire](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-pants-fire-th.jpg) ![pants-fire](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-pants-fire.jpg) By Maria Briceño • March 9, 2026 - ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/4590875651af69b2c789ceab409664dd.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/72988380e8c8bd188dc360d11552e4a0.jpg) [X posts](https://www.politifact.com/personalities/tweets/ "X posts") stated on March 1, 2026 in una publicación en X: [“El régimen de Irán ha confesado que (el Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica) bombardeó por error… una escuela iraní” el 28 de febrero.](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/06/tweets/Iran-responsabilidad-Minab-escuela-ataque-EEUU-Isr/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 6, 2026 - ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/socialmedia3/e9244e144527030de445b61561ad0de1.jpeg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/socialmedia3/dd55caa1d27710286c5817da62931314.jpeg) [Social Media](https://www.politifact.com/personalities/social-media/ "Social Media") stated on March 3, 2026 in in a post: [Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target.](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/06/social-media/iran-us-military-attack/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Zoe Weyand • March 6, 2026 - ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Ashley_Moody_mug_AG_website/2d3137c58a06b3d87003a6f8554cefe7.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Ashley_Moody_mug_AG_website/6decb56ca2c038f36b1d29fcd86f8df7.jpg) [Ashley Moody](https://www.politifact.com/personalities/ashley-moody/ "Ashley Moody") stated on March 3, 2026 in a Senate hearing: [The Biden administration "reversed" a policy of deporting people in the country illegally who have committed felonies.](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/05/ashley-moody/immigration-biden-deportation-criminals-policy/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2026 - ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/80bd15ec0d50cf908299031c9790109e.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/new_djt_mugshot/c1c32c5a2e0a94447f75d2e6dfe5573d.jpg) [Donald Trump](https://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/ "Donald Trump") stated on March 3, 2026 in remarks at the White House: [The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/05/donald-trump/iran-nuclear-agreement-legitimate-right-weapons/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2026 - ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Screenshot_2026-02-27_at_10.51.58AM/b4ca53ee7527a53ab71a710581be0b61.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/Screenshot_2026-02-27_at_10.51.58AM/7c5f7e8296119fbb9871a84217c32a2d.jpg) [James Fishback](https://www.politifact.com/personalities/james-fishback/ "James Fishback") stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech: [Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/04/james-fishback/ai-data-centers-energy-water-florida-governor/) ![half-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-half-true-th.jpg) ![half-true](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-half-true.jpg) By Samantha Putterman • March 4, 2026 - ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/4590875651af69b2c789ceab409664dd.jpg) ![](https://static.politifact.com/CACHE/images/politifact/mugs/logo-black/72988380e8c8bd188dc360d11552e4a0.jpg) [X posts](https://www.politifact.com/personalities/tweets/ "X posts") stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media: [Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/04/tweets/iran-strikes-airbase-yemen-explosion/) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false-th.jpg) ![false](https://static.politifact.com/img/meter-false.jpg) By Zoe Weyand • March 4, 2026 - 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Readable Markdown	In the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, President Donald Trump repeatedly said he wanted his supporters to fight Congress on accepting the electoral college results that showed Joe Biden won. "We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women," Trump told his supporters shortly before the Capitol assault. "We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong." His supporters listened. Thousands of Trump supporters, waving Trump or Confederate flags and wearing MAGA gear, descended upon the Capitol. They overwhelmed law enforcement, pushed past police barricades, and temporarily stopped Congress from counting electoral votes. Trump’s supporters had gathered earlier in the day for the "Save America" rally organized by a group called ["Women for America First."](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-trump-rally-january-6-protests/2020/12/22/1c94ab7a-447a-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html) Trump allies, including former campaign staffers, helped promote the event, [ABC News reported](https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-allies-helped-plan-promote-rally-led-capitol/story?id=75119209). Trump’s White House [schedule](https://factba.se/topic/calendar) showed he was to speak at the rally that day. Some of Trump’s fiercest allies also made incendiary statements at the rally. ["Let’s have trial by combat,"](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/rudy-giuliani-speech-transcript-at-trumps-washington-d-c-rally-wants-trial-by-combat) said Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, warming up the crowd for Trump. We looked closely at the words Trump used to urge his supporters to show up and "fight" on his behalf Jan. 6. With Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended, we used archives of his tweets by [Factba.se](https://factba.se/topic/twitter) and the [Trump Twitter archive](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/). We contacted spokespersons for Trump and did not get a response. ## What Trump said before Jan. 6 For months before Election Day, Trump repeatedly told his supporters falsehoods about voting, including that Democrats had ["rigged"](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/24/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-joe-biden-can-only-win-rigged-el/) the election. Trump ramped up the rhetoric after he lost the election, filing court challenges in battleground states trying to get judges to reverse the outcome. After he [racked up defeats in court](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/08/joe-biden/joe-biden-right-more-60-trumps-election-lawsuits-l/), Trump’s tactics turned toward ordering senators to "fight" for him. ".@senatemajldr and Republican Senators have to get tougher, or you won’t have a Republican Party anymore. We won the Presidential Election, by a lot. FIGHT FOR IT. Don’t let them take it away!" he [tweeted Dec. 18](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22.%40senatemajldr+and+Republican+Senators+have+to+get+tougher%2C+or+you+won%E2%80%99t+have+a+Republican+Party+anymore.+We+won+the+Presidential+Election%2C+by+a+lot.+FIGHT+FOR+IT.+Don%E2%80%99t+let+them+take+it+away%21%22). In December, Trump also issued a battle cry to his supporters broadly, encouraging them to gather on his behalf Jan. 6. Dec. 12: On the day of [pro-Trump rallies](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-dc-rally-maga/2020/12/11/8b5af818-3bdb-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html) in Washington, D.C., [Trump tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22stop+the+steal%22&results=1) "Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn’t know about this, but I’ll be seeing them! \#MAGA." Dec. 12: "WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!!" Trump said in another [tweet](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22fight%22&results=1). Dec. 19: Trump [tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22+%E2%80%9CA+great+report+by+Peter.+Statistically+impossible+to+have+lost+the+2020+Election.+Big+protest+in+D.C.+on+January+6th.+Be+there%2C+will+be+wild%21%E2%80%9D%22) his praise for a report by his adviser Peter Navarro alleging election fraud: "A great report by Peter. Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election. Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!" Dec. 26: [Trump tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22+%E2%80%9CHistory+will+remember.+Never+give+up.+See+everyone+in+D.C.+on+January+6th.%E2%80%9D%22): "The ‘Justice’ Department and the FBI have done nothing about the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud, the biggest SCAM in our nation’s history, despite overwhelming evidence. They should be ashamed. History will remember. Never give up. See everyone in D.C. on January 6th." Dec. 27: "See you in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Don’t miss it. Information to follow!" [Trump tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CSee+you+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+on+January+6th.+Don%E2%80%99t+miss+it.+Information+to+follow%21%E2%80%9D+%22). Jan. 1: "The BIG Protest Rally in Washington, D.C., will take place at 11.00 A.M. on January 6th. Locational details to follow. StopTheSteal!" [Trump tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22%3A+%E2%80%9CThe+BIG+Protest+Rally+in+Washington%2C+D.C.%2C+will+take+place+at+11.00+A.M.+on+January+6th.+Locational+details+to+follow.+StopTheSteal%21%E2%80%9D%22). Jan. 1: "January 6th. See you in D.C." [Trump tweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CJanuary+6th.+See+you+in+D.C.%E2%80%9D%22). Jan. 3: Trump [retweeted](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22Now+we+will+bring+it+to+DC+on+Jan+6+%22&results=1) @JenLawrence21, an organizer of a March for Trump bus tour: "Now we will bring it to DC on Jan 6 and PROUDLY stand beside you!" Jan. 3: Trump retweeted [Amy Kremer](https://twitter.com/AmyKremer/status/1345459488107749386), another promoter of the march who said, "We are excited to announce the site of our January 6th event will be The Ellipse in the President’s Park, just steps from the White House!" Jan. 3: Trump [retweeted @CodeMonkeyZ](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?results=1&searchbox=%22%3A+%40CodeMonkeyZ+%22): "If you are planning to attend peaceful protests in DC on the 6th, i recommend wearing a body camera. The more video angles of that day the better." Jan. 4: At a [rally in Georgia](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-rally-speech-transcript-dalton-georgia-senate-runoff-election) the day before the Senate runoffs, Trump repeated his grievances about his own election. He spoke about a continued fight, both for himself and the Senate. "If the liberal Democrats take the Senate and the White House — and they’re not taking this White House — we’re going to fight like hell, I’ll tell you right now," Trump said. "We’re going to take it back," Trump said. ## What Trump said before the riot Trump’s final direction to supporters came during his ["Save America" rally](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-save-america-rally-transcript-january-6) around noon Jan. 6, when he repeated his [Pants on Fire claim](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/07/donald-trump/trump-clings-fantasy-landslide-victory-egging-supp/) that he won. "Our country has had enough," Trump told his supporters. "We will not take it anymore and that’s what this is all about. To use a favorite term that all of you people really came up with, we will stop the steal." The crowd later chanted: "Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump! Fight for Trump!" Trump thanked them. Trump praised the crowd for traveling from across the nation and for "the extraordinary love." "We’re gathered together in the heart of our nation’s capital for one very, very basic and simple reason: to save our democracy," Trump said. Trump repeatedly said there was a need to "fight." After he bashed "weak" Republicans and Biden, he said: "Unbelievable, what we have to go through, what we have to go through and you have to get your people to fight. If they don’t fight, we have to primary the hell out of the ones that don’t fight. You primary them. We’re going to let you know who they are, I can already tell you, frankly." He continued with the fighting metaphors: "Republicans are constantly fighting like a boxer with his hands tied behind his back. It’s like a boxer, and we want to be so nice. We want to be so respectful of everybody, including bad people. We’re going to have to fight much harder, and Mike Pence is going to have to come through for us. And if he doesn’t, that will be a sad day for our country because you’re sworn to uphold our constitution. Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy." Trump then [invited the crowd to go to the Capitol](https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/7Nw_aFgSCwkywakGftVXzVw6NTJEvtBTeS6rNigOo221hgTCjvDEnf_zvai7Hv5hmGYuImOca6TjcP2GuV0K1i_9pOY?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=282.97). "And after this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you. We’re going to walk down. We’re going to walk down any one you want, but I think right here. We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women. We’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them, because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong." Trump used the word "peacefully" once at his rally: "We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated, lawfully slated. I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. Today we will see whether Republicans stand strong for integrity of our elections, but whether or not they stand strong for our country, our country. Our country has been under siege for a long time, far longer than this four-year period." ## What Trump said during and after the riot By the time Trump finished his speech, crowds had already started to [gather outside the Capitol.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline/) Trump never joined them, but did tweet during the afternoon and night and released a [video](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/trump-video-telling-protesters-at-capitol-building-to-go-home-transcript) statement. "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!" he [tweeted at 2:38 p.m](https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22%E2%80%9CPlease+support+our+Capitol+Police+and+Law+Enforcement.+They+are+truly+on+the+side+of+our+Country.+Stay+peaceful%21%E2%80%9D%22). By that point, the mob had already [shattered windows](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline/) as they pushed inside the building. His [video](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/trump-video-telling-protesters-at-capitol-building-to-go-home-transcript) statement repeated false claims about the fraudulent election and said, "We have to have peace. So go home. We love you. You’re very special." He rehashed those themes in his final tweet of the night. It ended with these words: "Remember this day forever!"
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