Donald Trump criticizes Biden’s latest pardons and suggests that he will do the same with those convicted of the assault on the Capitol
From the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall, in the complex’s visitor center, where a large group of the president’s supporters who were unable to attend the main ceremony have gathered, Trump spoke briefly: “They are a much younger and more beautiful audience.” than the one I just addressed. I want to keep that off record. They look better than them and I love them.”
He has maintained the tone in his words, in which he has recalled his political comeback and his campaign with JD Vance, whom he has showered with praise, as well as Mike Johnson, the leader of the House of Representatives.
He then referred to the last-minute pardons that former President Biden granted this morning to the congressional committee that investigated Trump for his actions in the storming of the Capitol and to the group of experts that led the response to the Covid pandemic. “They are people who are very, very guilty of very bad crimes,” he said, in contrast to how he has referred to those convicted of January 6, whom he has called “hostages.” And he added: “It is the actions that count, not the words,” suggesting, as he has been doing for many months, that he will pardon the prisoners for insurrection that day.
