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Trump made the remark in a 30-minute-plus phone call Monday
morning with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Axios
reported , citing a White House official and another source
familiar with the call.
However, McCarthy told Trump in the call, which according to
Axios was tense and aggressive at times, "It's not Antifa, it's
MAGA. I know. I was there."
McCarthy also advised Trump to call Joe Biden, meet with the
president-elect and leave a welcome letter in the Resolute Desk
for his successor, according to the report.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for
comment. A representative of McCarthy was not immediately
available for comment.
The storming of the Capitol building last week by Trump
supporters delayed the certification of Biden's election
victory.
Trump, who has without evidence challenged the validity of
Biden's election win, initially praised his supporters but later
condemned the violence.
Lawmakers were forced to flee as the building was mobbed by the
president's supporters, who overwhelmed security forces. Five
people died in the violence, including one Capitol Police
officer who was beaten as he tried to ward off the crowds.
(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru;
Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Gerry Doyle)
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