And the crowd expressed no dissent as he again tried to rewrite the history of Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn his election loss. “It was a beautiful day,” Mr. Trump said. If he becomes president again, he said, he would “most likely” pardon “a large portion” of his supporters who were convicted over their actions on Jan. 6. “They were there with love in their heart,” he said of the crowd, which he beamed had been the “largest” of his career. “You might as well do it now because you’ll do it later, because we have to save this country,” Mr. Trump said.

Source: CNN May 13, 2023 08:34 UTC