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How did Trump respond to the violence and pressure from his allies to call off the attack?

From about 2 to 7 p.m.: Attackers have overtaken both chambers of Congress and key offices. They overwhelm Capitol police officers, smashing windows to break in. Pence and senators are whisked away. Terrified House lawmakers put on gas masks and crouch down in the chamber as they hear a gunshot and rioters near.

Trump was mostly watching it on TV from his private dining room just outside the Oval Office. Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said that Trump was “gleeful” as he watched the attack unfold, and the committee says he even cheered on chants of “Hang Mike Pence.” “Maybe our supporters have the right idea,” Trump remarked to his aides, according to Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/29/trump-january-6-timeline/
 
At 2:24 p.m., Trump tweeted that “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution …,” as the attack was unfolding, and as Pence and his family were still very much in danger.
 
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he was one of the first to reach Trump during the attack, and from what we know about the call, it was heated. “Call them off!” McCarthy yelled at Trump.

“Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are,” Trump said, according to another GOP member of Congress, who said McCarthy recounted the call to her.
 
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