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Donald Trump: “I would like to begin by addressing the heinous attack on the United States Capitol. Like all Americans, I am outraged…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2021
I would like to begin by addressing the heinous attack on the United States Capitol. Like all Americans, I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem. I immediately deployed the National Guard and Federal law enforcement to secure the building and expel the intruders. America is and must always be a nation of law and order. The demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol have defiled the seat of American democracy. To those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country, and to those who broke the law, you will pay.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump condemns the Capitol attack, asserts the need for law and order, and addresses the actions taken in response.

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