Trump Accepts Some Blame For The Violence At The Capitol

President Trump has acknowledged that he bears some responsibility for the attack on the Capitol last week while speaking with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy.

According to sources, McCarthy relayed the president’s regrets on a call with the House GOP Conference.

McCarthy agreed that Trump bore the blame for the riot that sent Congress into lockdown as they were in the process of certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The riot, which left five people dead, came after the president told his supporters at a rally that he would “never concede” and continued to make unfounded claims that the election was “stolen” from him and that he won by a “landslide.”

During his speech, the president put pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to decertify the results of the election and send it “back to the states” which would allow Trump to remain in office for another four years.

White House Deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino released a statement from the president on Twitter saying, “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless, there will be an orderly transition on January 20th.”

President Trump goes on to say, “I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!”