Ivanka Trump Deletes Tweet That Hailed Rioters As 'American Patriots'

Ivanka Trump deleted a tweet after the Twitterati took her to task for describing her father's supporters who stormed the Capitol as "American Patriots."

Trump called on the armed protesters to stand down about a half-hour after President Trump first asked the crowd to respect the Capitol police.

"Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement," the president tweeted. "They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!"

Trump piggybacked on her father's tweet, pleading for a stop to the violence. She referred to the rioters as "American Patriots." The demonstrators breached both chambers, the House and the Senate, which were in session to count the electoral votes that would seal Joe Biden's presidential victory. Lawmakers were taken to secure locations.

Her description of the rioters, many carrying weapons and plexiglass shields, touched off a firestorm on Twitter.

Never forget that people overran federal officers, broke windows, and stormed into the Capitol and Ivanka called them “Patriots” pic.twitter.com/tawIDADaYm
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 6, 2021

Ivanka called them AMERICAN PATRIOTS??? Never forget this.
— Meena Harris (@meena) January 6, 2021

Yes...@IvankaTrump called them American Patriots. Your career is over princess. You will never ever have a place in our public discourse. https://t.co/aYwAfqJOip
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) January 6, 2021

Wow @IvankaTrump wanna put back your tweet calling these domestic terrorists destroying the People’s House “patriots” ???? You’re a terrible, dangerous phony.
— Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) January 6, 2021

The pushback was so strong that Trump deleted her tweet. Then, she posted a tweet to clarify her first one. She backpedaled, telling followers that she meant peaceful protests are patriotic, not rioters.

No. Peaceful protest is patriotic. Violence is unacceptable and must be condemned in the strongest terms. https://t.co/GwngZTqzTH
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) January 6, 2021

Donald Trump Jr. also took to Twitter, first telling followers: @realdonaldtrump has the people!" Then, "This is wrong and not who we are. Be peaceful and use your 1st Amendment rights, but don’t start acting like the other side. We have a country to save and this doesn’t help anyone."

This is wrong and not who we are. Be peaceful and use your 1st Amendment rights, but don’t start acting like the other side. We have a country to save and this doesn’t help anyone. https://t.co/3oUAPxuwi9
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 6, 2021

About 1:00 p.m. local time, hundreds of protestors started pushing down barriers set up around the Capitol. More than an hourlater, the demonstrators breached the building, CNN reported.

There’s been a mandatory curfew set in place by Mayor Muriel Bowser that starts at 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday and will end on Thursday at 6:00 a.m. ET.