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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

Trump claims Jan 6 tweets prove he wanted peace but fails to mention his ‘fight like hell’ instructions

AP

Former president Donald Trump claimed that his tweets from the day of the Capitol Hill insurrection prove that he wanted peace but failed to mention his instructions to his supporters, asking them to “fight like hell”.

In November, Mr Trump’s Twitter account was reinstated by Elon Musk, reversing a ban that kept the former president off the social media site since a pro-Trump mob attacked the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 as Congress was poised to certify Joe Biden’s election victory.

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