Capitol riots: 'Wild' Trump tweet incited attack, says inquiry
Capitol riots: 'Wild' Trump tweet incited attack, says inquiry A Trump tweet mobilised far-right extremists to converge on Washington DC on the day of last year's Capitol riot, a congressional inquiry has heard. He posted the tweet after "the craziest meeting of the Trump presidency", said a lawmaker on the panel. The then-president forged ahead with a rallying call to supporters even though aides repeatedly told him he had fairly lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. The committee accuses Mr Trump of an attempted coup to remain in power. Supporters of Donald Trump violently stormed Congress on 6 January 2021 as lawmakers met to certify Mr Biden's victory. Hours before the hearing, Mr Trump, a Republican, dismissed the Democratic-led House of Representatives panel on his Truth Social social media platform as "Political Hacks and Thugs" perpetrating a "HOAX". What happened on 6 January at the Capitol riot? The select committee has been cond...