Donald Trump is the accelerant
Posted on AllSides January 7th, 2021
From The Left
ANALYSIS
A comprehensive timeline of Trump encouraging hate groups and political violence.
On the very day that Congress counted the electoral votes that certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, Trump opened up the US Capitol to an insurrection.
He told a crowd rallying south of the White House to “walk down to the Capitol,” adding, “You will never take back our country with weakness.”
At Trump’s behest, throngs of his supporters descended on Washington, DC, to dispute the results of the presidential election, climbing the steps of the Capitol building and busting...
