President Donald J. Trump urges protesters at the U.S. Capitol to go home on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2020. (Video screenshot)
President Trump on Wednesday released a short video statement on social media to the protesters who were in Washington to object to the fraud in the 2020 election and the failure of Congress to address it.
Some of the protesters turned violent, breaking into the Capitol, and at least one person was injured by gunfire.
Congress had been in the middle of reviewing protests to the Electoral College votes that are expected to affirm Joe Biden as president.
"I know your pain," the president said. But "go home and go home in peace."
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021
"I know your pain. I know you're hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election and everyone knows it, especially the other side," he said.
"But you have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order. We have to respect our great people in law and order. We don't want anybody hurt. It's a very tough period of time. There's never been a time like this where such a thing happened, where they could take it away from all of us, from me, from you, from our country. This was a fraudulent election, but we can't play into the hands of these people. We have to have peace. So go home. We love you. You're very special. You've seen what happens. You see the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil. I know how you feel. But go home and go home in peace."
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