30 min agoFrom CNN's Allie Malloy, Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan CollinsPresident Trump has urged protesters to support police and law enforcement in a tweet this afternoon as they breached the US Capitol. Earlier in the day, Trump encouraged his supporters to protest at the US Capitol in the hours before the building was breached. Despite promising he would join them, Trump retreated to the White House in his SUV and watched on television as the violence unfolded on Capitol Hill. As he was concluding, Trump again claimed he would join his supporters as they marched to the Capitol. Despite repeated requests, Trump's spokesperson have declined to say anything or deliver any message from the President on what's ongoing.

Source: The Nation January 06, 2021 21:00 UTC