Trump calls Jan. 6 riot ‘a beautiful day’ during CNN town hall

[Music] please welcome the front runner for the Republican nomination former president Donald Trump overnight former president Donald Trump the Republican front-runner showing voters he hasn't changed Mr Trump again pushing lies and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election he lost and going further in his support of people convicted of crimes related to the January 6th attack on the capitol I am inclined to Pardon many of them I can say for every single one because a couple of them probably t

hey got out of control I would say it will be a large portion of them you know they did a very and it'll be very early on the former president also describing his supporters who attacked the capital on that day which left five people dead this way they were there with love in their heart that was an unbelievable and it was a beautiful day he refused to give an answer on whether he'd back U.S Ally Ukraine can you say if you want Ukraine or Russia to win this war I want everybody to stop dying Rus

sia invaded Ukraine over a year ago and the U.S has backed Ukraine throughout its resistance in one of the major conflicts Mr Trump would face as president on another the economy Mr Trump downplaying the consequences of America defaulting on its debts I say to the Republicans out there if they don't give you massive cuts you're gonna have to do a default but while he was President Republicans voted to raise the debt ceiling three times allowing the country to borrow more money to avoid default e

conomists say defaulting could trigger a massive recession and lost jobs pressed on whether he would sign a federal abortion ban in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe versus Wade Mr Trump refused to say president Trump is going to make a determination what he thinks is great for the country the audience seeming very supportive of Mr Trump cheering and laughing throughout the event including when he continued to attack e Gene Carroll just one day after a New York jury found him liable

for sexually abusing her in 1996 and for defaming her in his denials of the assault and I swear to I have no idea who the hell she's a woman you President Biden's campaign responding to the town hall overnight with a tweet reading it's simple folks do you really want four more years of that while urging people who don't to donate to his re-election Savannah all right Garrett Hague thank you very much hey thanks for watching don't miss the Today show every weekday at 11 A.M Eastern 8 Pacific on o

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