Trump considered bringing in the National Guard to protect his OWN supporters in case other people got in their way and wanted to march to the Capitol with them, advisers claim
Trump is said to have expressed interest beforehand in calling the National Guard to Wednesday s demonstration and eventual assault on the Capitol
He also floated the idea of actually marching with his supporters on Wednesday, according to officials familiar with the matter
White House officials advised against the move, however
More than 24 hours after his public silence following his supporters storming of the Capitol, Trump released a short video where he blasted the heinous attack
Donald Trump announced Friday he won t be going to Joe Biden s inauguration To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th, he tweeted as he also sent tweet praising his supporters as patriots
He has been bunkered down in Oval Office
Aides and allies have described him as a total monster and mad King George
President Donald Trump initially resisted taping his video message acknowledging his election loss
He did so after White House counsel Pat Cipollone warned him of legal danger
Justice Department said it would not rule out pursuing charges against President Trump for his possible role in encouraging the insurgents