Donald Trump couldn’t admit that the election was over
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One of the standout comments made by Donald Trump during the outtakes of his speech was his refusal to say that the election had concluded. In the video, Trump stopped mid-speech and said, “I don’t want to say the election’s over. I just want to say Congress has certified the results without saying the election’s over.”
For months after the 2022 presidential election, Trump challenged the integrity of the results, which he previously called a “fraud on the American public … an embarrassment to our country” (via CNBC). His continued denial and criticism possibly resulted in the events at the Capitol building on January 6, which the House committee is currently investigating. Amongst his verbal blunders in the speech were other comments. “If you broke the law… I can’t say that,” he said when referring to the protestors who stormed the Capitol building. He also told his staff to remove the word “yesterday” from his speech, saying, “yesterday is a hard word for me.” MSNBC called Trump’s actions during the events of January 6 a “choice,” implying that he inflated the egos of his supporters and incited the riot. Congressman Adam Kinzinger supported this perspective and criticized Trump’s inaction during the events of January 6, according to Deadline. “Donald Trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the Ellipse and telling the mob to go home. He chose not to act,” Kinzinger said during the committee hearing.
Here’s What Donald Trump Refused To Say About January 6
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By Erin Metz/July 22, 2022 1:16 pm EST
Sarah Matthews, a former White House spokesperson, testified on Thursday. “[Trump’s] refusal to act and call off the mob that day and his refusal to condemn the violence was indefensible,” she said (via CNN). Amongst the testimonies and evidence shown during the hearing were outtakes of a Trump speech that was released January 7, 2021 and intended to condemn the events that took place the previous day.
Some of Trump’s critics are fuming over the outtakes of the speech.
Donald Trump couldn’t admit that the election was over
Valerio Pucci/Shutterstock
One of the standout comments made by Donald Trump during the outtakes of his speech was his refusal to say that the election had concluded. In the video, Trump stopped mid-speech and said, “I don’t want to say the election’s over. I just want to say Congress has certified the results without saying the election’s over.”
For months after the 2022 presidential election, Trump challenged the integrity of the results, which he previously called a “fraud on the American public … an embarrassment to our country” (via CNBC). His continued denial and criticism possibly resulted in the events at the Capitol building on January 6, which the House committee is currently investigating. Amongst his verbal blunders in the speech were other comments. “If you broke the law… I can’t say that,” he said when referring to the protestors who stormed the Capitol building. He also told his staff to remove the word “yesterday” from his speech, saying, “yesterday is a hard word for me.” MSNBC called Trump’s actions during the events of January 6 a “choice,” implying that he inflated the egos of his supporters and incited the riot. Congressman Adam Kinzinger supported this perspective and criticized Trump’s inaction during the events of January 6, according to Deadline. “Donald Trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the Ellipse and telling the mob to go home. He chose not to act,” Kinzinger said during the committee hearing.
For months after the 2022 presidential election, Trump challenged the integrity of the results, which he previously called a “fraud on the American public … an embarrassment to our country” (via CNBC). His continued denial and criticism possibly resulted in the events at the Capitol building on January 6, which the House committee is currently investigating.
Amongst his verbal blunders in the speech were other comments. “If you broke the law… I can’t say that,” he said when referring to the protestors who stormed the Capitol building. He also told his staff to remove the word “yesterday” from his speech, saying, “yesterday is a hard word for me.”
MSNBC called Trump’s actions during the events of January 6 a “choice,” implying that he inflated the egos of his supporters and incited the riot. Congressman Adam Kinzinger supported this perspective and criticized Trump’s inaction during the events of January 6, according to Deadline. “Donald Trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the Ellipse and telling the mob to go home. He chose not to act,” Kinzinger said during the committee hearing.
