The Spin

Democratic narrative

Astonishingly, Trump has now spent four years defending his attempted insurrection and the violence committed by his supporters — even offering to pardon those who stormed the Capitol building. Some supporters have turned on him, but Trump still maintains a high level of backing from those — including running mate JD Vance — who've decided Trump did nothing wrong. Voters should hold Trump accountable for inciting past and potential future political violence.

Republican narrative

The Jan. 6 committee was a partisan witch hunt with the sole goal of crushing the MAGA movement. Time and again, they misled the public and the Democratic establishment has laser-focused on Trump with leftist lawfare. Many Jan. 6 demonstrators are veritable political prisoners who deserve to be free. The vast majority of people were peacefully expressing their political opinions on what was overwhelmingly a day of love that has since been grossly misrepresented by woke media.

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