[Donald J. Trump -Truth Social]
“What a SCAM – DO SOMETHING!!!“ indeed.
As you’ve probably noticed, this MAGA sleight of hand (blaming something, which happened on Trump’s watch, on Joe Biden) has happened frequently. Aaron Blake has noticed as well (“‘Who was president in 2020?’ Trump and GOP want you to think it was Biden“). In this case — just after the new year — it was 2021 and Trump was still in the White House. Biden wouldn’t arrive for a few more weeks.
Trump, ever under the spell of MAGA-friendly T V, social media, and websites — as well as baseless conspiracy theories, posted his bogus claim after seeing “reports Friday in right-leaning media that appeared to conflate the FBI’s response to the Jan. 6 attack — the bureau has long acknowledged sending agents and support personnel to the Capitol after the breach to help restore order — with conspiracy theories that the bureau embedded undercover agents to ignite the attack in the first place.”
The Politico report sorts out the truth from the lies.
Let’s not forget that the January 6 Capitol riot occurred after President Trump summoned the crowd and fired them up to overturn his November 2020 defeat. And, in January 2025, after his return to the White House, Trump granted clemency to 1,600 supporters, including those convicted of violently assaulting police officers that day, dozens with prior felony convictions, and even a handful of men convicted of seditious conspiracy.