Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and talks Jan 6 pardons in first post-election TV interview: Live
Donald Trump has issued a warning to Liz Cheney and her fellow House committee members who were tasked with investigating the January 6 Capitol riot.
In his interview with Meet the Press, airing Sunday, the president-elect said that the members “should go to jail.”
Trump insisted that he would not direct the Justice Department to arrest Cheney or the other members – or to go after his political rivals.
He also revealed that he plans to pardon the Capitol rioters on “day one” of taking office.
The interview comes after the president-elect returned to the world stage for the first time since his election victory, as he joined global leaders at the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday.
Ahead of the ceremony, Trump met with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Saturday.
“The world is going a little crazy right now,” the president-elect told reporters.
On Friday, Trump threw his support behind Pete Hegseth, his nominee for secretary of defense, blaming the “fake news” for the backlash against the former Fox News host, following allegations concerning sexual harassment and drinking.
