Why did Trump wait three hours before calling back the attackers at the Capitol.

[everyonematters]

There are only three reasons that I can think of.

1. He planned if from the beginning.

2. He wasn't in on the planning , but once they got in, he hoped the intruders would be successful.

3. His ego - he knew they were doing it for him and he couldn't bring himself to call them back which means he is sick in the head.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. I have another ...

4. By 'calling them back' he would be implicating himself publicly. Basically admitting that he was, at least in some sense, 'in charge'.

Trump has gotten by with his graft and criminal enterprises for this long because he's smart about one thing ... maintaining plausible deniability.

He could've been waffling for hours considering whether it would be a smart thing to do (for him personally, of course, because that's all that matters) to say anything that could implicate himself.

[Baked Potato]

3. Agreed, I think it's more this. When things go bad it's his go-to plan. Nt

[Fullduplexxx]

2. He was waiting to see of it would work

[Wounded Bear]

5. GMTA...my first thought also...nt

[Mad_Machine76]

4. There's no excuse for him not acting

and none of those possible scenarios paint him in any kind of light that makes him appropriate to hold that office ever again in his lifetime.

[everyonematters]

6. agree.

[onecaliberal]

7. One thing is clear, the dozen or more of his advisors, family and lawmakers

Were under the impression that trump could call them off.

[Turbineguy]

8. Since it was his riot

his attention span went that long.

[Vinca]

9. I would guess #3. The carnage before his eyes was all for love of Dear Leader.