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Trump releases video condemning violence, doesn't comment on his impeachment
From CNN's Allie Malloy
The White House
President Trump in a video message Wednesday did not acknowledge his second impeachment, instead calling for peace and claiming that those who mobbed the Capitol last week are not his “true” supporters.
“Mob violence goes against everything I believe in and everything our movement stands for,” Trump said in the video, without taking any responsibility for his own actions that led to last week’s events.
“No true supporters of mine could ever endorse political violence. No true supporter of mine could disrespect law enforcement or our great American flag. No true supporter of mine could ever threaten or harass their fellow Americans. If you do any of these things, you are not supporting our movement- you are attacking it. And you are attacking our country. We cannot tolerate it,” Trump said of those who mobbed the Capitol last Wednesday wearing his name on their shirts and waving MAGA flags.
Trump also claimed there was an “unprecedented assault” on free speech, referencing social media companies that have banned him in recent days.
Some context: The video comes in stark contrast to his first message about the riots which he released hours after the incursion.
He addressed the protesters in that video saying, "We love you" and "You're very special."
Later, he seemed to justify the actions in a tweet, writing, "These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away."
Many social media companies have since banned the President from using their platforms and his personal Twitter account has been taken down permanently.
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