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Did the Trump Family 'Party' While the Capitol Was Overtaken?
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Did the Trump Family 'Party' While the Capitol Was Overtaken?

A viral video makes a misleading claim.

Alec Dent
Jan 12, 2021
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A video showing President Donald Trump alongside family and aides in a tent went viral, with social media users claiming they were seemingly happily “watching the riot at the Capitol” and “gleefully partying from their secure bunker while the rioters they unleashed attack.”

Twitter avatar for @Toxxic_piscesDeangelo Monroe⭐ @Toxxic_pisces
Trump his family, and more watching the riot at the Capitol @CNN @ChrisCuomo @donlemon @KTLA @ABC7 @NBCNews
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January 8th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @trom771Ted @trom771
Whatever you do today, please don't share the video below of the Trump crime family and his Chief of Staff gleefully partying from their secure bunker while the rioters they unleashed attack the symbol of our democracy. That would not be nice.
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January 7th 2021

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The video itself is authentic, but it wasn’t taken during the storming of the Capitol. Screens in the video show that those gathered were looking out on the crowd that had come to watch Trump speak at the “Save America” rally that preceded the assault on the Capitol. A song can be heard playing in the background, “Gloria” by Laura Branigan, that was played at the rally shortly before Trump spoke.

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Craig
Jan 12, 2021

(sigh) These people are guilty of enough crimes already. It really doesn't help to accuse them of things they actually DIDN'T do.

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John Tadian
Jan 12, 2021

"A viral video makes a misleading claim."

You really have an order to never just say "No" to all questions relating to OMB, don't you?

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