Trump Frames His Campaign Around His View of January 6, in Which Convicted Rioters Are ‘Hostages’ and ‘Unbelievable Patriots’ 

He loses Vice President Pence, though.

AP/Jeff Dean
President Trump salutes at a campaign rally on March 16, 2024 at Vandalia, Ohio. AP/Jeff Dean

WASHINGTON — President Trump has launched his general election campaign not merely rewriting the history of the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, but positioning the violent siege and its failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election as a cornerstone of his bid to return to the White House.

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