Rudy Giuliani and OAN Host Claim MAGA Riot Is ‘99% Peaceful’
“I saw the beginning of the march and it seemed, you know, pretty non-conspicuous,” Giuliani told OAN host Dan Ball.
OAN
Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who earlier in the day egged on a pro-Trump mob by saying they need a “trial by combat” to contest the election, appeared on far-right channel One America News as an insurrectionist riot engulfed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and essentially shrugged his shoulders at the violence.
“I saw the beginning of the march and it seemed, you know, pretty non-conspicuous,” Giuliani told OAN host Dan Ball, who responded: “Yeah, well, and I think that’s what all the images as we go back and look over this and comb through videos and posts, tweets and whatnot, you’re going to see that 99 percent of this was all peaceful.”
Ball went on to say that the violence largely came down to a “handful of folks” who “decided to try and kick the doors down and got in and do a little damage.” Giuliani, a former New York City mayor, further waved off the anti-democratic chaos by saying this was “nothing in comparison” to the Black Lives Matter protests last summer. “This was nowhere close to that,” he added.
See more of our coverage in your search results.
Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.