In a telephone conversation with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, former US President Donald Trump said protesters cared more about the election results than McCarthy. The fact that Trump refused to withdraw the protesters who seized the Capitol became known to CNN.
“Well, Kevin, I think these people are more upset about the election than you are,” Trump said.
McCarthy insisted that the rioters were Trump supporters and pleaded with the then president to withdraw them. Trump and McCarthy shouted loudly at each other, according to several Republicans familiar with the situation. A furious McCarthy told Trump that protesters were breaking into his office through the windows.
As a result, the telephone conversation between the politicians led nowhere. Trump was reluctant to appease the rebels, even as lawmakers pleaded with him to intervene.
On January 13, McCarthy admitted responsibility for President Trump’s storming of the Capitol.
The storming of the Capitol in the United States took place on January 6 during a rally of supporters of the current head of state who do not recognize the results of the November vote, which resulted in Biden being elected president. The rallies led to clashes with the police. Five people died, dozens were detained.
The Democrats have accused the incumbent president of instigating a mutiny and sent a resolution to Congress to impeach him. On February 9, the Senate began a second trial against Trump. On January 14, the House of Representatives voted to impeach the former owner of the White House in the wake of the riots in Washington. This is the first time it has attempted to remove the US president from office after the end of his term.