Nothing I have seen comports with what Trump administration officials said in the aftermath. Vice President JD Vance called her “a deranged leftist.” President Trump said she “violently, willfully and viciously” ran over the ICE officer. And of course, there are the blanket pardons of more than 1,500 rioters, many of whom viciously assaulted police officers. Republican leaders, so many of whom blamed Trump for inciting the riot before bending the knee once again, wanted no part of Jan. 6 commemorations. Instead, House GOP members gathered at a Kennedy Center retreat, where Trump shamelessly blamed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the violence.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 11, 2026 11:04 UTC