, Columnist
Trump Wants Everything His Heart Desires — Including Riots
The entire insurrection was the president’s show, from beginning to end, and he’s responsible for the chaos it unleashed.
Donald Trump got what he wanted.
He was able to give yet another rambling, ludicrous speech claiming that the presidential election was riddled with fraud and stolen from him. He told throngs of his supporters assembled in front of the White House that he loved them, and they shouted back that they loved him, too. He asked them to march down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol so they could give Republican legislators certifying the election “the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.” And they marched.