"This Is Fine"

“The man is delusional.”

Former (GOP) senator and secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel, describing Trump.

— (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) January 12, 2021

Trump says what he said last week has been analyzed by "many people" and was "totally appropriate" and the real problem was what other high-level politicians said about violence in Portland, etc. "That was the real problem," he tells reporters before turning and boarding AF1.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 12, 2021

President Trump spoke briefly to reporters before taking off for Texas, and defended his speech last week to the supporters who later stormed the capital.

He deflected and said unspecified speeches by unspecified politicians in the summer related to other protests were worse. pic.twitter.com/OowKWIuewp

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) January 12, 2021

‘We love you,’ he told the rioters, in a video, mid-riot. https://t.co/TqZwjJo340

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) January 12, 2021

New: In a tense AM call w Kevin McCarthy, President Trump today privately — and falsely — blamed "Antifa people" for storming the Capitol... McCarthy told him the riot “was MAGA” and he knew because he was in there, per WH official. https://t.co/tp8Il0NGRF #axiossneakpeek

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) January 12, 2021

Funny he didn't mention "antifa" again. And let's put all this in context:

Exclusive: FBI report a day before riot warned that some coming to DC had urged: "Congress needs to hear glass breaking, doors being kicked in, and blood from their BLM and Pantifa slave soldiers being spilled. Get violent... Get ready for war" https://t.co/cIoHM1x6sd

— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) January 12, 2021

Re-listening to Trump at WH and JBA -- he is blaming impeachment and Big Tech for the "anger" he suggests could lead to violence and taking no blame for it himself. He makes an aside that "you always have to avoid violence" but seems to be explaining why the violence is happening

— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) January 12, 2021

Breaking News: President Trump showed no contrition for inciting the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying his remarks beforehand were “totally appropriate” and that the effort by Congress to impeach and convict him was “causing tremendous anger.”https://t.co/9UfAmLAMJa

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 12, 2021

Not even a dog whistle anymore.

Armed groups plotting against the inauguration and statehouses are propelled by the myth that the election was stolen, and that they're acting in support of Trump.

It is on Republicans in Congress and Trump's circle to immediately and clearly reverse the lies about the election. https://t.co/ztIrANQWtj

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) January 12, 2021

Trump is still carrying a can of kerosene and a box of matches, and he's made it clear he's not afraid to use them. And Trump really is his own worst enemy:

"I want? No, violence!"https://t.co/gZ12WoZxAr

— LightlyThreatenHat (@Popehat) January 12, 2021

Paralipsis: “I want no violence but it’s going to get violent for Pelosi and Schumer if they go through with impeachment”

I.e., I’m calling for violence but giving myself plausible deniability

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 12, 2021

Newsflash: If you are “warning” that there will be more violence if Trump is impeached, without clearly stating that any violence in response to lawful government processes is illegitimate and criminal, *you are endorsing and promoting that violence*. Period.

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 12, 2021

And the GOP knows that:

The GOPhttps://t.co/lzKQ6wtQRj

— LightlyThreatenHat (@Popehat) January 12, 2021

Nor is his staff competent enough to stage a photo op on the Texas border.

Oh my gosh. The White House has not told city officials in Alamo, Texas anything about Trump's visit today. https://t.co/MQgBAF660b

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) January 12, 2021