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Trump Refused to Call Off Capitol Rioters During Tense Call With Kevin McCarthy
“Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are,” Trump said during the call, according to CNNJ. Clara Chan | February 12, 2021 @ 5:07 PM Last Updated: February 12, 2021 @ 5:09 PM
Then-President Trump and Rep. Kevin McCarthy pictured together outside of the Oval Office in April 2020. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Then-President Donald Trump refused to call off the insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 during a heated call with House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, CNN reported on Friday.
According to lawmakers briefed on the call who spoke with CNN, McCarthy told Trump the rioters were Trump supporters and asked him to call them off.