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Trump tells backers to 'go home' after Capitol stormed

by Jill ColvinZeke Miller
| January 6, 2021 2:36 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told his supporters on Wednesday to “go home” after they stormed the Capitol in protest of his reelection defeat, but he also praised their mission even after it had erupted in violence and suggested it was justified.

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