See Donald Trump talk about January 6 attack in never-before-seen footage

In documentary footage from filmmaker Alex Holder, former President Donald Trump speaks about the January 6 attack on the Capitol and appears to downplay the actions of his followers. The documentary clips were given to CNN by Discovery+, which shares a corporate parent with CNN. #CNN #News

[garyharrington]

""they were angry at an election that they think was rigged". Notice how he takes himself out of that remark, as if he's forgotten he was the one that convinced them it was rigged.

[flyinv]

"A sad day", "but they were angry"...what a heartless chunk of chit!

[kdmdlo]

They went to Washington because djt asked them to come to DC and he whipped them up. That's what happened on January 6.

[OttoEwen]

He lost me at "They were smart, that's why they were there"
We all know they were dumb, easily duped, violent extremists.

[propjoe]

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." - Joseph Goebbels.

[bobski]

He said they were angry because they think the election was rigged …why don’t you tell America exactly why they thought that Donny boy

[blahblahblah]

The ease with which he absolves himself of responsibility shows how much of a nobody he really is

[jonnelson]

What bothers me about this is that we lived through an attempt to fundamentally change our form of government into a dictatorship and no one takes it seriously enough.

[auntiepha]

Daily Reminder: "Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible – there will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain." - 06/09/2022 Rep. Elizabeth Cheney (R) Wyoming

[wl]

Rigged if lost. Legit if won. He made the same claim in 2016. What a shyster!

[zoltore]

"When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent".

Isaac Asimov.

[schoolwork]

Trump: People went to Washington primarily because they were angry with an election they think was rigged.
Me scratching my head like a logical human being....
BECAUSE YOU TOLD THEM FOR MONTHS THAT IT WAS

[wildman]

"They didn't just get angry, he made them angry." Precisely!

[margaretnicol]

It's such an insult to those who died because of what he did.

[gerardflynn]

The small turnout that walked down to the capital was a bigger turnout than his inauguration.

[WestSide]

“they’re smart” is Donald’s subtle way of congratulating the insurrectionists.

[chadl]

You told them it was stolen don't try to put it on them

[hrwhitney]

he admitted that they were his people.

[lauralishes]

Why isn't Trump in jail? It's disgraceful he's still free after everything he did.

[jennyroth]

“They didn’t just get angry, he made them angry, by telling them lies”