Trump Reacts to J6 Committee Report: ‘The Events of January 6 Were Not an Insurrection’

Former President Donald Trump posted a video on social media Dec. 24 in response to the January 6 Committee report (pdf), saying that Jan. 6, 2021, wasn’t an insurrection but a protest that got out of hand.
“The events of January 6 were not an insurrection; they were a protest that tragically got out of control which the left has been weaponizing ever since—to censor, spy on, and persecute American citizens,” Trump said.
He noted that the January 6 panel failed to show the part of his speech on Jan. 6 during which “I encouraged protestors to make their voices heard ‘peacefully and patriotically.’” 
In its report, the Committee wrote a section called “187 Minutes: Trump’s Dereliction of Duty,” describing Trump’s alleged unwillingness to tell his supporters to leave the Capitol on January 6:…}