'What a scumbag': Trump bashed for blaming FBI and Antifa for Jan 6 Capitol riot

SIOUX CENTER, IOWA: Former President Donald Trump addressed a campaign rally in Sioux Center, in the Hawkeye state where the all-important January 15 caucus will be held in ten days.

The GOP presidential frontrunner took the stage on Friday, January 5, to perpetuate the misinformation amongst his voter base that the FBI & Antifa “led the charge” into the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Despite the conspiracy, the feds have arrested the January 6 rioters, and as evidenced by FBI affidavits, they're just far-right agitators who support Donald Trump.

What did Trump say at his campaign rally?

Trump addressed the crowd in Sioux Center, saying, “And those people have to be many of them. I guess there's some. By the way, there was Antifa and there was FBI. There were a lot of other people there, too, leading the charge. Leading the charge. You saw the same people that I did.”

Regarding the Perry High School shooting that happened on Thursday, January 4, the former president remarked that the incident was “horrible” and told his supporters in Iowa to “get over it".

The 77-year-old said, “Terrible to see that happening. That's just horrible. So surprising to see it here, but we have to get over it.”

The former president of the United States made a coded reference to the ongoing lawsuit before the US Supreme Court that will decide whether or not he would appear on presidential ballots in states like Maine and Colorado, where they’ve imposed a ban on him.

Per a report by Mediaite, Trump said, “And I just hope we get fair treatment. Uh, because if we don’t, our country’s in big, big trouble. Does everybody understand what I’m saying? I think so, because they’ll cover that completely differently. They’ll cover that in a much different manner. But I’m just saying it’s a very unfair situation that takes place.”

Trump is presently facing federal indictment for his attempts to interfere in the 2020 US general election, during which he allegedly relied on Republican officials in states he did not win to manipulate the outcome.

In Georgia, he is additionally charged by the state for attempting to overturn the outcome of the election.

Nevertheless, going by the polling numbers on Real Clear Politics, Trump is enjoying a healthy lead over his fellow Republican presidential contenders, with 51 percent of the American population willing to elect him as the GOP presidential nominee and take the White House come November 2024.

Internet trolls Trump for repeating same false information

People on X ridiculed Trump’s claims on Friday that the FBI and Antifa were 'leading the charge' into the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

One X user remarked: “Will he dare to say that in court?"

Another user quipped: "Oh he's got it all wrong!! It was Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Fred Flintstone!"

Another user said: "Donnie gonna spin it every chance he gets he tryna pass dat heat off Donnie ya Cooked."

One user wrote: "Lmao he just called them hostages too He can't even keep his story straight for 20 minutes."

Another X user remarked: "So... Why is Trump so upset about J sixers getting jailed, when so many of them were antifa and FBI?"

Finally, this user tweeted: "What a scumbag. He knows good and well that’s bullshit."

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