Donald Trump

==== January 6 Capitol attack ====
{{Main|January 6 United States Capitol attack}}
{{For timeline|Timeline of the January 6 United States Capitol attack}}

On January 6, 2021, while [[2021 United States Electoral College vote count|congressional certification of the presidential election results]] was taking place in the U.S. Capitol, Trump held a noon rally at [[the Ellipse]], Washington, D.C.. He called for the election result to be overturned and urged his supporters to "take back our country" by marching to the Capitol to "fight like hell".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/us/trump-speech-riot.html|title=Incitement to Riot? What Trump Told Supporters Before Mob Stormed Capitol|first=Charlie|last=Savage|author-link=Charlie Savage (author)|date=January 10, 2021|access-date=January 11, 2021|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Donald Trump Speech "Save America" Rally Transcript January 6|url=https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-save-america-rally-transcript-january-6|date=January 6, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2021|website=[[Rev (company)|Rev]]}}</ref> Many supporters did, joining a crowd already there. The mob broke into the building, disrupting certification and causing the evacuation of Congress.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tan|first1=Shelley|last2=Shin|first2=Youjin|last3=Rindler|first3=Danielle|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline/|title=How one of America's ugliest days unraveled inside and outside the Capitol|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 9, 2021 |access-date=May 2, 2021}}</ref> During the violence, Trump posted messages on [[Twitter]] without asking the rioters to disperse. At 6{{Nbsp}}p.m., Trump tweeted that the rioters should "go home with love & in peace", calling them "great patriots" and repeating that the election was stolen.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Panetta|first1=Grace|last2=Lahut|first2=Jake|last3=Zavarise|first3=Isabella|last4=Frias|first4=Lauren|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-what-trump-was-doing-as-his-mob-attacked-the-capitol-on-jan-6-2022-7|title=A timeline of what Trump was doing as his MAGA mob attacked the US Capitol on Jan. 6|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=December 21, 2022|access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> After the mob was removed, Congress reconvened and confirmed Biden's win in the early hours of the following morning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/congress-begin-electoral-vote-count-amid-protests-inside-outside-capitol-n1253013|title=Congress confirms Biden's win after pro-Trump mob's assault on Capitol|first1=Dareh|last1=Gregorian|first2=Ginger|last2=Gibson|first3=Sahil|last3=Kapur|first4=Phil|last4=Helsel|date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=January 8, 2021|work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> According to the Department of Justice, more than 140 police officers were injured, and five people died.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rubin|first1=Olivia|last2=Mallin|first2=Alexander|last3=Steakin|first3=Will|title=By the numbers: How the Jan. 6 investigation is shaping up 1 year later|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/numbers-jan-investigation-shaping-year/story?id=82057743|work=[[ABC News]]|access-date=June 4, 2023|date=January 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cameron|first=Chris|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-deaths.html|title=These Are the People Who Died in Connection With the Capitol Riot|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=January 29, 2022}}</ref>

In March 2023, Trump collaborated with incarcerated rioters on a [[Justice for All (song)|song to benefit the prisoners]], and, in June, he said that, if elected, he would pardon many of them.<ref>{{cite news|last=Terkel|first=Amanda|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-pardon-large-portion-jan-6-rioters-rcna83873|title=Trump says he would pardon a 'large portion' of Jan. 6 rioters|work=[[NBC]]|date=May 11, 2023|access-date=June 3, 2023}}</ref>