Appearing on the right-wing channel Real America's Voice, the former president was asked by host Gina Loudon to give the rioters and their families "some hope for the future."
"I think it's a disgrace what's been happening, and so many of these people are great patriots," Trump said.
The former president then brought up "Antifa" and protesters with the Black Lives Matter movement, saying that they effectively got away with "[burning] down cities." He also alleged that "nobody died on January 6," barring "wonderful Ashley [Babbitt]."
carry on
"I think it's a disgrace what's been happening, and so many of these people are great patriots," Trump said.
The former president then brought up "Antifa" and protesters with the Black Lives Matter movement, saying that they effectively got away with "[burning] down cities." He also alleged that "nobody died on January 6," barring "wonderful Ashley [Babbitt]."
carry on