Trump calls 6 January 'day of love' when asked about Capitol riot

Donald Trump has described 6 January 2021 as "day of love" when asked about US Capitol riot during a campaign event just weeks before the presidential election.

The former president said the thousands who travelled to Washington DC that day did so because “they thought the election was a rigged election”.

Trump hosted a rally that day outside the White House before his supporters marched to the US Capitol, culminating in a mob storming the building as lawmakers certified Joe Biden's election win.

Trump has spent years making false claims that he lost the 2020 election owing to mass election fraud. The event continues to divide America...