Trump says 'nothing' was done wrong on Jan. 6 after Republican voter confronts him
At the Univision town hall, Trump also referred to the attack on the Capitol, which saw more than 140 police officers assaulted, as a "day of love."
Donald Trump on Wednesday shrugged off the idea that his conduct on Jan. 6, 2021, should cost him the backing of Republican voters after a former supporter confronted him at a televised town hall and said he would not cast a ballot for the former president because of his actions that day.
In his response at the Univision event, Trump also distanced himself from the attack on the Capitol while minimizing the damage done by a mob of his supporters.
"Nothing done wrong at all," Trump said in a lengthy response after a Republican voter from Florida said he had lost his vote because of his responses to the riot and the Covid pandemic. The voter also questioned why he should support Trump when so many people who held high positions in his administration, including former Vice President Mike Pence, weren't backing him this year.
Trump said only "a very small portion" don't support him. "But because it’s me, somebody doesn’t support they get a little publicity," he said.
"The vice president, I disagree with him on what he did. I totally disagreed with him on what he did," Trump said, apparently referring to Pence's refusal to comply with his demands that he prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s election win on Jan. 6.
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