Lara Trump’s Comments On January 6 Have Twitter In A Tizzy
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By Joey Keogh/Dec. 16, 2021 11:20 am EST
In light of this new information, and given his refusal to testify, the panel has held Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress. He’s likely to be sent to the Justice Department next. President Trump demonstrably ignored multiple calls for assistance on January 6, but according to his daughter-in-law, he’s not at fault for what transpired.
She couldn’t convince social media of Donald Trump’s innocence
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Lara’s comments are notably cherry-picked from what the then-commander-in-chief actually said on the day, which the Associated Press published in full. Among other things, he railed, “We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
He also peddled the infamous election fraud lie, positing there’s no reason to concede when a victory isn’t honorably achieved. Lara asserted, “He tried to warn them, so many people tried to warn Nancy Pelosi. So why didn’t they have the adequate security there?”
Twitter wasn’t impressed with her display, with one user decrying the family as “traitors” and suggesting she was “sent by Donald to lie on @FoxNews.” They added that Lara was “trying very hard to change the narrative on January 6.” Another pointed out the contradiction inherent in claiming the former president “encouraged the insurrectionists …but also ‘warned’ others they might turn violent.” Elsewhere, several commenters described Lara as “desperate” and “spewing lies” (via Twitter)
