Former White House chief of staff waves off Capitol riot with ridiculous argument Walter Einenkel The former White House Chief of Staff for the Trump administration is now speaking out to dismiss the severity of the U.S. Capitol riots. Mark Meadows: Biden putting 'America last' with executive orders Fox News host Brian Kilmeade also asked Meadows for his take on Trump's "Save America" rally, which occurred shortly before an angry mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to hinder the Electoral College certification. Since the rally influenced the U.S. Capitol riot and subsequently led to Trump's second impeachment and the impending Senate trial, Kilmeade asked, "In retrospect, was that rally on January 6th … a good idea?"