Q: Do you have a response to people who critical of your settlement?
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Steve Benen
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Just so we're clear, when he talks about "the most violent thing" he's ever seen in politics, he's *not* talking about those who violently attacked the Capitol in his name, while violently clashing with police officers.
He's instead talking about efforts to hold them and their allies accountable.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
· 18h
Q: Do you have a response to people who critical of your settlement?
TRUMP: It was the most violent thing I've ever seen in politics -- what they did. And yet if I say, 'let's look at this one,' they say, 'Weaponization!' We think anybody involved should partake. You're talking about peanuts.
3:01 PM · May 20, 2026
Just so we're clear, when he talks about "the most violent thing" he's ever seen in politics, he's *not* talking about those who violently attacked the Capitol in his name, while violently clashing with police officers.
He's instead talking about efforts to hold them and their allies accountable.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-05-20T19:01:54.673Z
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
Q: Do you have a response to people who critical of your settlement?
TRUMP: It was the most violent thing I've ever seen in politics -- what they did. And yet if I say, 'let's look at this one,' they say, 'Weaponization!' We think anybody involved should partake. You're talking about peanuts.
2:55 PM · May 20, 2026
Q: Do you have a response to people who critical of your settlement?
TRUMP: It was the most violent thing I've ever seen in politics -- what they did. And yet if I say, 'let's look at this one,' they say, 'Weaponization!' We think anybody involved should partake. You're talking about peanuts.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-20T18:55:39.973Z