p.m. and remained there until 4:00 p.m. >> when donald trump is upset what he's seeing, he reacts. he was not reacting here. >> for more than three hours, the president of the united states refused to call off the violent rioters who stormed the u.s. capitol. >> he was watching television and admiring what he saw. you know, was happy the certification was delayed. there are myriad efforts to get him to issue some kind of a statement. those did not work. he didn't make a single phone call to any member of his government. >> at 1:49 p.m.. >> declaring it a riot. >> when d.c. police officially declared this a riot, trump tweeted out a link to his speech on the ellipse, the very one that helped insight the riot realizing the severity of the situation, white house counsel pat cipollone rushed to mark meadows, the president's chief of staff.