Trump's Confusing Jan 6 Meme

Former President Donald Trump reposted a meme on Truth Social, suggesting that the government orchestrated the Capitol riot on January 6, despite the fact that he was the president on the day of the riots. The meme claimed that the riot was staged to cover up the certification of a fraudulent election. Despite a House committee's investigation that held Mr. Trump responsible as the "central cause" of the events on January 6, he shared the meme on his platform. The post comes amid the ongoing January 6 criminal probe, which Trump claims to be a "target" according to the special counsel, Jack Smith. Despite these controversies, Trump remains the GOP frontrunner in the 2024 presidential race, and some of his colleagues have hesitated to criticize his actions or inactions leading up to the Capitol attack.