President Donald Trump speaks during the House Republican Party member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. In fact, the “peacefully and patriotically” language was in the prepared remarks that he read off the teleprompter early that afternoon. A week after the assault, the House impeached Trump for inciting the insurrection, with 10 Republicans voting with every Democrat. Had he been convicted, the Senate almost certainly would have also voted to ban Trump from holding federal office ever again. Trump was speaking Tuesday to House Republicans assembled at the Kennedy Center, which Trump recently had renamed for himself.

Source: Huffington Post January 06, 2026 17:14 UTC