Trump promises 'unity' in first Capitol visit since Jan 6 riot

Former president returns to discuss election agenda with Republicans, three years after a mob stormed the Capitol.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchRegisterSign InHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessFuture of BusinessTechnology of BusinessWork CultureInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersTrump visits Capitol Hill for first time since Jan 6 riot15 hours agoBy Bernd Debusmann Jr and Rachel Looker, BBC News, WashingtonShareReutersDonald Trump has returned to Capitol Hill to meet Republicans in his first visit since the riot by supporters of his at Congress three years ago.

The presumptive Republican nominee in November's presidential election delivered a message of unity, promising to "work out" any lingering differences within the party.

Later in the day, the former president met with an association of 200 corporate leaders.

Nancy Pelosi, the former Democratic House Speaker, said in a statement that Trump was the "instigator of an insurrection... returning to the scene of the crime".

The visit comes a fortnight after Trump's criminal conviction for falsifying business records in his hush-money trial in New York.

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