If I recall watching it, he asked everyone to go home and peacefully.
It seems the real issue is he won’t accept fraud didn’t happen and people are conflating that with calls to violence.
Doesn’t feel genuine or real.
There has to be people reading this thinking WTF too.
"I understand why you're unhappy but it's time to return home peacefully" is much more persuasive than "You are flat out wrong and it's time to return home peacefully". It's negotiation 101: validate the other's feelings if you want to persuade, even if you don't agree with those feelings.
Why did they shove police officers and tear down barricades, break windows and smash doors?
Why did they illegally enter government buildings?
The answer to all of these is a mistaken belief that the election was not legitimate, due to President Trump's claims without evidence that there was widespread fraud. Their actions were made believing that the election was being stolen. Their actions were justified by that belief. You cannot reinforce the reasons why they are there with any genuine belief that it will inspire peace and retreat!
Just so I won't be downvoted, I'm not a fan of Trump.
> "Remember this day forever!"
Thus approving of the actions that already occurred and telling them that the crimes that they committed would be justified by history looking back at what they have done. It in no way deescalates the risk of future conflicts.
I don't think that's inherently wrong, just let's not ban people based on our own biases.
All of the intepretations of the events that happened yesterday could be equally uncharitably interpreted of BLM with the riots, violence, and protests across the country. I mean, they forcefully took over an entire city zone at one point.
As for BLM, personally I was never very sympathetic to the portions of protests/riots that caused violence.