A common set that come up are "support", "encourage", "empower", "enable", and "embolden", for example, but there are many others. It's very easy to get an admission of support and encouragement (to do what they came there to do), but almost all of them can be fessed up to without too much argumentation
oh c'mon man. trump has been crowing all year that his supporters are not violent, but the supporters of Dem lawmakers ARE violent. I can't stand Trump but I know he did not want the riot, he did not want attacks on our law enforcement. Energetic protest yes. Riot and violence, no. It ruined his biggest talking point.
When school shooters shoot up a school, they dont blame Hollywood and violent video games.
Supposedly it has been proven these things do not incite or encourage violence.
The Washington Post said they determined 300 people involved in the riots (let's say 500 even). 74 million voted for Trump, but that is another unfair analogy i've seen, because most people vote for policy not personality. Let's say Trump has 5 million actual supporters. 500 whackjobs (or media people) out of 5 million. How many angry young men play violent video games and listen to rap or watch extremely violent movies?
For all we know the violence may have been worse (and longer) if Trump too had ignored and mocked people's concerns and anxieties.
The point is, there are many factors (like
constant bullying and demonization, and highly hypocritical judgements) that cause people to snap and act out on their violent fantasies. Blaming the Capitol riots on Trump is fun and cathartic. I get it. But it doesn't help us address the real issues, to prevent this sort of thing in the future.
I personally blame media the most. Not so much for the constant bullying of voters, but for the "we are on TV, let's give them a show" mentality. Which explains why so many seemed more interested in selfies and filming themselves in the riot.