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Ryan Fahey

Donald Trump tried to grab limo steering wheel in US Capitol riots 'to join his people'

A fuming Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of the Secret Service limo after he was told he couldn't join supporters moving on the US Capitol.

Speaking to the House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6 attack, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson described Trump's actions after he finished a speech at the Ellipse outside the White House where he exhorted supporters to march on the Capitol.

Trump wanted to join the protesters at the seat of government, where lawmakers were meeting to certify Democrat Joe Biden's victory over the Republican Trump in the 2020 election, she said.

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