Trump cancels Florida press conference scheduled for Jan. 6

Supporters of former President Donald Trump riot outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. — ZUMA / MGN

January 5, 2022 9:23 AM

Published January 4, 2022 5:30 PM

By JILL COLVIN
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has canceled a press conference he had planned to hold in Florida on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by his supporters. Trump said in a statement Tuesday evening that he would instead be discussing his grievances at a rally he has planned in Arizona later this month. Trump had been expected to use the press conference to rail against the congressional committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, when a mob of his supporters violently stormed the Capitol in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power. He was also expected to repeat his lies about the 2020 election.

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