Rose Garden video to rioters: "We love you, you're very special"

At 4:17 PM ET, after hours of violence, Trump released a videotaped message. He told the rioters to "go home" but repeated the lie that the election was "stolen" and affirmed the mob: "We love you. You're very special."

"We love you. You're very special." — Videotaped remarks posted to Twitter on 1/6/2021 16:17 ET (APP transcript of deleted video).