Topline President Donald Trump addressed a mob of his supporters who charged past barricades and law enforcement to infiltrate the U.S. Capitol in a video message Wednesday, asking them to “go home in peace” and concluded by telling them “you’re very special,” which stands in stark contrast to the language and approach the president has used when addressing Black Lives Matters protesters, whom he has repeatedly referred to as “thugs,” “terrorists” and “anarchists.” President Donald Trump speaks at the “Stop The Steal” Rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. … [+] Trump supporters gathered in the nation’s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts After starting his message by repeating baseless claims that the election had been told stolen, Trump empathized with those who had violently stormed the Capitol, saying, “I know your pain, I know your hurt,” before adding, “We love you.” In a subsequent tweet, the president called the pro-Trump mob “great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long.” In early September, Trump called a group of protesters “thugs” after a video went viral showing demonstrators clashing with diners eating outdoors at a Pittsburgh restaurant. “B.L.M. Protesters horribly harass elderly Pittsburgh diners, scaring them with loud taunts while taking their food right off their plate,” Trump tweeted. “These Anarchists, not protesters, are Biden voters, but he has no control and nothing… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Trump Called BLM Protesters ‘Thugs’ But Capitol-Storming Supporters ‘Very Special’
