Morning Jolt: Cause and Effect from Last Wednesday’s Chaos

On the menu today: Examining cause and effect in the sequence of Wednesday's chaos at the U.S. Capitol; Twitter bans President Trump permanently; Amazon Web Services pulls the plug on Parler; and House majority whip Jim Clyburn says, "Let's give President-elect Biden the 100 days he needs to get his agenda off and running, and maybe we'll send the articles sometime after that." Oh, and Alex Jones found a conspiracy theory that's too farfetched, even for him.

Who Could Have Prevented Wednesday's Violence?

Six events, in sequence:

One: At 8:17 a.m. Wednesday morning, Donald Trump tweeted, "All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States, AND WE WIN. Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!"

Shortly after noon, Trump said at the Save America Rally:

If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election. All he has to do. This is from the number one ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 11 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 11 2021 Cause and Effect from Last Wednesday's Chaos On the menu today: Examining cause and effect in the sequence of Wednesday's chaos at the U.S. Capitol; Twitter bans President Trump permanently; Amazon Web Services pulls the plug on Parler; and House majority whip Jim Clyburn says, "Let's give President-elect Biden the 100 days he needs to get his agenda off and running, and maybe we'll send the articles sometime after that." Oh, and Alex Jones found a conspiracy theory that's too farfetched, even for him. Who Could Have Prevented Wednesday's Violence? Six events, in sequence: One: At 8:17 a.m. Wednesday morning, Donald Trump tweeted, "All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States, AND WE WIN. Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!" Shortly after noon, Trump said at the Save America Rally: If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election. All he has to do. This is from the number one ...   READ MORE

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