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CNN\u2019s decision to host a primetime town hall<\/a> with Donald Trump<\/strong> already looked like a terrible idea going into Wednesday night, and now it looks like, well, whatever is German for \u201cletting an insurrection-inciting sociopath take a shit in your collective mouth on live TV\u2014and get applause for it.\u201d<\/p>\n Not surprisingly, things started out with Trump lying about the 2020 election, which he claimed\u2014and would continue to claim throughout the evening\u2014was \u201crigged.\u201d<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Asked by moderator Kaitlan Collins<\/strong> if he had any regrets about the events that transpired on January 6, 2021\u2014i.e. when he incited an insurrection that left multiple people dead\u2014Trump called it a \u201cbeautiful day,\u201d referred to the Black police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt as a \u201cthug<\/a>,\u201d falsely claimed<\/a> Mike Pence<\/strong> could have overturned the election results (and that the VP\u2019s life was never in danger), and tried<\/a> to pin everything on Nancy Pelosi.<\/strong><\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Then, he said he would pardon \u201cmany<\/a>\u201d of the people involved in the violent riot.<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTwitter content<\/h4>\n
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