Political analysts slammed a new webpage the White House published on Tuesday that offers a revision of the events that occurred during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Trump administration created a page that tells its side of the story of Jan. 6, a day that saw thousands of people attack police officers after listening to then former President Donald Trump tell them to "fight like hell" to protect their country as Congress was set to certify the results of an election Trump lost. The webpage includes a timeline of what happened that day, which analysts quickly noted contains several inaccuracies, some of which were described as "sickening."
One timeframe analysts keyed in on is the block between 2:24 p.m. and 4:540 p.m. that day. The website says that is when Trump "called for peace."
However, Washington Post reporter Meryl Kornfield noted in a post on X that Trump tweeted at 2:24 p.m., saying, "Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution."
Kornfield also noted that the website claims no police officers died that day. Five officers who served at the Capitol died in the days and weeks that followed the attack.
Anna Bower, senior editor at Lawfare, highlighted two problematic tiles in a post on Bluesky. One tile accused Mike Pence of not acting within his authority on Jan. 6. As Vice President, Pence was responsible for certifying the election results, which Trump and his allies allege without evidence were rigged.
Another tile claims Congress certified an election "marred by massive mail-in ballot fraud."
"This really is just so sickening," Bower wrote in her post.
Chris Geidner, an award-winning journalist who writes the "Law Dork" newsletter on Substack, described the website as "offensive" in a new essay.
"It’s all bull----. It’s dangerous bull----. It’s offensive bull----. And we shouldn’t be here," Geidner wrote. "But, we are here."