Reuters/Mike Segar
Donald Trump has offered potentially his most deranged statement regarding the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to date, telling reporters outside his Florida estate on Thursday that the 2021 attack was “an insurrection caused by Nancy Pelosi.”
Trump made the comment just after a Supreme Court hearing wrapped up about whether he will be permitted on Colorado’s 2024 ballots—an issue that’s still being debated by the high court.
Trump didn’t elaborate on how the Jan. 6 riot, which was carried out by thousands of self-proclaimed Trump supporters, could possibly be tied to Rep. Pelosi (D-CA). Instead, he wrongly claimed that he made only “very beautiful, very heartwarming statements” on the day of the attack, suggesting he wasn’t the person who incited the violence.