Antifa folks took advantage of this to try to get to the front and try to agitate and create openings for themselves. They want chaos, ultimately, but what they really want to do is further the narrative.
Pete Hegseth: “Antifa folks took advantage of this to try to get to the front and try to agitate and create openings for themselves.…”
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Hegseth discusses the involvement of Antifa in the January 6th Capitol riot, suggesting they were disguised as Trump supporters.
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