Trump cancels Jan. 6 press conference

[George II]

Source: The Hill

BY MAX GREENWOOD - 01/04/22 06:15 PM EST

Former President Trump is scrapping a planned news conference on the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The former president had planned to use the Thursday news conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., as counterprogramming for a scheduled prayer service at the Capitol to commemorate the events of Jan. 6.

In a statement, Trump blamed the House select committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 riot for the cancellation. He said he would instead touch on many of the themes he had planned to discuss at the news conference during a rally in Arizona set for Jan. 15.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/588264-trump-cancels-news-conference-set-for-capitol-riot-anniversary

[Walleye]

1. I bet the networks said they weren't going to carry it

[gab13by13]

2. Was just about to post the same thing

[George II]

3. From what I saw looking for an updated link, republicans in the Senate and House told him...

...to cancel.

[DENVERPOPS]

54. they don't want him blabbering

about shit that will help to incriminate himself.....And, he is a chicken shit coward deep down, with massive insecurities......

[FarPoint]

5. That is no doubt the truth....

He's claiming the hannity text messages ...could indeed both issues....all good in my opinion.

[Rebl2]

6. Would think

faux news would

[RandPaulsNeighbor]

32. Perhaps, It is Really Because of the Committee?

Maybe, he found out some big shoes are dropping on Thursday, but not what the shoes are and wants more time to develop his lies to refute them.

[Walleye]

35. That sounds like a possibility

[SergeStorms]

56. Garland's press conference later today?

I really, really hope he has some bombs to drop on the entire GQP later today. People have been putting a lot of pressure on him lately, and it's time for him to step up and deliver!

[Roy Rolling]

4. The Old Riddle

If an old man rants alone without network coverage will any other idiots hear?

[erronis]

47. Good point. Us old idiots hear strange voices anyways. Not sure from where, who, when, ...

[NurseJackie]

7. He was probably NEVER intending to have one in the first place.

He's a coward.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. LOL ROFLMAO LOL ROL LOL

As Keith Olberman used to say "Time ... marches on!!"

[onetexan]

9. What now...not enough attendees signed up for him to grift?

[agingdem]

13. the steady drip of Trump irrelevance..

couldn't get the big boy networks to cover his verbal diarrhea...

[LiberalFighter]

10. Networks need to spin it negatively.

Polls indicate nobody wanted to watch it.

His mother told him he was an orphan. And his real parents didn't want him.

He found out that his tax returns were going to be released if he went through with the press conference.

Fox wasn't going to send anyone to his press conference.

He came down with Covid again.

He found out McDonalds is refusing to send over Big Macs for the press conference.

He found out if the press shows up they will ask him questions.

[MyOwnPeace]

12. Quite the 'list'......

and they are ALL damned good ones!

[No Vested Interest]

11. TFG Cancels-- -Best news I've heard all day

[MyOwnPeace]

15. Absolutely!

And quite honestly, I'm rather surprised. I REALLY thought he'd use the moment to get one more time 'on stage.'

So, I'm somewhat convinced that SOMEONE convinced him NOT to do it - and I'd assume it was for 'legal' reasons - for instance, he'd admit or confess to yet something else for which he would be legally liable.

None the less, YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[monkeyman1]

38. people didn't want to pay entrance fee's at mar-a-lard-ass gate !!

[Talitha]

52. "... he'd admit or confess to yet something else..."

Very good point!

[left-of-center2012]

14. Trump abruptly cancels planned Jan. 6th speech -- then throws tantrum at Capitol riot probe

Former President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned speech on the anniversary of the Capitol riots on January 6th.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Trump said he was cancelling the speech "in light of the total bias and dishonesty of the January 6th Unselect Committee of Democrats, two failed Republicans, and the Fake News Media."

He then went on to lob insults at members of the committee, as well as assorted political foes, including "Adam Schifty Schiff" and "Crazy Nancy Pelosi."

Trump tried to blame Pelosi for supposedly not doing enough to stop his supporters from rioting at the Capitol, and also demanded that the House Select Committee investigating said riot look into his baseless claims of voter fraud. Trump also vowed that he would relitigate these topics during an event with supporters in Arizona.

Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-speech-on-january-6-2656222027/

[George II]

16. Excuses as usual, putting the blame on everyone but himself.

[monkeyman1]

31. you know damn well trump didn't write this shit ! he has live in attorneys ! -

they have exclusive rights to the outside " PORT-A-CRAPPER'S " !

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

37. Liz Harrington...

better start looking for a new gig.

[JohnSJ]

17. I suspect his lawyers told him to cool it, because he is already in legal jeporady

[SallyHemmings]

18. For the win!

[SeattleVet]

24. When has he EVER listened to the advice of his lawyers?

He know better than all of them, you know.

Just like he knew more than 'his' generals, all of the Intelligence Agencies, infectious disease specialists, etc.

Like they say, you can always tell tRump - you just can't tell him much.

[ShazzieB]

36. Yeah, when has he ever listened to advice from... ANYBODY?

I'm actually shocked (in the best possible way) that he has canceled his Jan. 6 plans, but obviously he has.

The idea that he did this due to "advice" (legal or otherwise) is hard to swallow, though. He doesn't take advice, so unless someone figured out to disguise advice as flattery or make him think it was his own idea, there has to be another reason, imo.

[MyOwnPeace]

43. Totally agree......

it would take a brilliant strategist to figure out how to convince IQ45 that he was about to make a mistake and should change his plans.

Too bad that person wasn't around before he rode down the escalator in 2015......

[onetexan]

55. Birds of a feather...the Con listens to nefarious idiots like bannon,

Steven miller, & those others in his orbit looking to also profit from his audacity & infamy. They stroke his ego and make him think their ideas are good given he is highly narcissistic & greedy. All his relationships are transactional, even w his kids & the dumb wives he married.

[JohnSJ]

49. Good point

[Probatim]

19. Self-cancel culture.

Like every POS spoiled brat we ever played ball with. He's taking his bat and going home.

[BlueIdaho]

20. Loser.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

50. Yes and he is BORING.

He is a loser and he is boring. And the election of Biden was a legitimate win. That needs to be said over and over. It will drive him nuts.

And then, perhaps Mother Nature will end this nightmare with a massive heart attack or a debilitating stroke.

[LaMouffette]

21. His excuse makes NO sense whatsoever. He's canceling because of the Jan. 6 Committee?

If he were indeed innocent of inciting an insurrection (which he is not), then you'd think the Jan. 6 committee would give him even more motivation to hold his news conference.

I think one of his lawyers, if he still has one, finally got it through his thick, orange skull that it would behoove him to shut the hell up before he gave the Jan. 6 Committee even MORE evidence that he should go to jail for treason for the rest of his sorry-ass life.

[kimbutgar]

22. I was in Florence Az in November what a god forsaken place!

I hope it rains on Saturday! I guess he got the venue for free. I’m curious why in this out of way place instead of in The Phoenix area?

The loser is even a bigger loser to have a rally there! HA! HA!

[rurallib]

28. looks like it is fairly close to Phoenix

and just up the pipe from Tucson

[kimbutgar]

48. About 1 1/2 hours from greater Phoenix and 45 minutes Tucson

Don’t get me wrong everyone I met there was kind and respectful.

It’s in the “sticks “ of Arizona .

[jmowreader]

30. That's easy

Trump lost Maricopa County bigly.

And you know Trump: he gets venues free whether the venue management wants them to be or not. How many millions of dollars does he still owe the places he campaigned at in 2016?

[paleotn]

23. Quitter.

[twodogsbarking]

25. Taking the Fifth in advance.

[Slammer]

26. hella bad

Obviously scared to death of Garland's press conference on the same day about DOJ actions again the Jan 6th insurrectionists.

It's look hella bad for Trump to cancel his event on the same day Garland announced an investigation into Trump himself.

And it'd look worse to go ahead and hold the event then get peppered with questions about the DOJ going after him.

SO likely Trump is hunkering down trying to figure out what's going to happen.

[leftieNanner]

34. Garland's thing is tomorrow, not the 6th

But it would be quite delicious if Mr. AG had something interesting to say.

[Slammer]

40. dates, fresh dates!

My apologies. I thought I'd read it was on the 6th.

Regardless, Trump cancelling his event before Garland's statement is better for Trump if Garland were to have something to say which directly involves Trump.

There's still enough Trump supporters in the government that I doubt they could keep big news on that front from leaking to Trump.

So I'd guess either something leaked to Trump...or Trump is paranoid enough that he'd cancel because he doesn't trust his toadies to pass along a leak.

[leftieNanner]

41. It is pretty impressive

that we haven't heard ANY leaks from DOJ about what is going on in this area.

We all hope that doesn't mean that there is nothing going on!

I would like to see Meadows indicted, at the very least. And I hope Garland tells us that he is looking at the entire J6 food chain - all the way up.

[moose65]

27. Wait a minute....

I thought “canceling” stuff was a liberal thing

[MyOwnPeace]

44. HA! Good one!!!!

[moose65]

59. I'll be here all week!

Tell your friends

[Ford_Prefect]

29. It's beginning to sink in that he's about to be toast...

[monkeyman1]

33. well beyond that ! the only thing that will save him is d$#th !

[RussBLib]

39. coward!

thug!
criminal!
asshole!
bully!

[Wounded Bear]

42. Putin's Puppet Punts on Propaganda Performance...

[MyOwnPeace]

45. But.....

A Really Rare Retreat Regardless....

[tavernier]

46. The odor of losing is strong in this one.

[erronis]

51. Echoing "Putin's Puppet Punts on Propaganda Performance..." - that's why the dump cancelled

because vlad dictated it thus.

Major changes are made in moscow or in the smoking rooms in the castles. Otherwise they let the loser bumble and stumble to the detriment of the country.

[monkeyman1]

53. putt , putt , has already put him in the deleted file ! he is a liability now ! not a asset !!

[trusty elf]

57. ...

[MissMillie]

58. Notice the change in language...

"and instead will discuss many of those important topics at my rally on Saturday, January 15th, in Arizona—It will be a big crowd!" Trump said in an email message. "

Whereas last year he said about his rally "will be wild," this year he simply says, "it will be a big crowd."

I'm not sure I would say with any confidence that he has learned his lesson, but the change in tone isnotable.

[OldBaldy1701E]

60. I am thinking that the orange gibbon has realized something.

Well, either him or one of his cronies. Regardless, I am thinking that someone mentioned that his numbers are starting to slip among his 'supporters' and that there is a real concern that one of those unbalanced loons will try to shoot his big ole ass in retaliation for his getting them all riled up and then never delivering. Of course, that would be played by the rethugs as a leftist assassination, at least until the facts were presented. Then, as usual, they would have just gone silent and on to the next faux outrage to rile up the monster that they cannot control yet again. Lunacy. But, this is modern politics.

[twodogsbarking]

61. Should we even believe he has cancelled?

I mean he said he cancelled and he is always lying.

[ailsagirl]

62. No surprise there

🥴

[lark]

63. Yes!! Great news for democracy and sanity!

So freaking glad that orange traitor won't be soiling the air with his self serving lies on that date. Hopefully the Jan 15th rally won't be shown on tv either - except for the rw sources.