Crime January 19 2021 1:30pm 02:08 U.S. Capitol riot: Mitch McConnell says Trump ‘provoked’ deadly riots U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said in a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday that President Donald Trump “provoked” the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Feud between Trump, McConnell threatens GOP path to return to power Proud Boy organizer arrested in Florida weeks after riot at U.S. Capitol ‘The mob was fed lies’: McConnell says Trump ‘provoked’ U.S. Capitol rioters Responsive site?