President Trump said a group of “thugs” in “dark uniforms” who traveled on a plane to Washington, D.C., is under investigation.
During an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham that aired Monday night, the president said “somebody” got on a plane and made a trip to the Republican National Convention last week. While convention meetings took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, Trump and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, delivered speeches at the White House during the virtual prime-time portion of the event.
Trump said that “like seven people” were on the plane who intended “to do big damage,” but it was unclear if the original “somebody” was one of them.
“We had somebody get on a plane from a certain city this weekend, and in the plane, it was almost completely loaded with thugs, wearing these dark uniforms, black uniforms, with gear and this and that. They’re on a plane,” Trump told the host.
He also said the matter is “under investigation” and couldn’t talk about it further. “I’ll tell you sometime,” he told Ingraham when she pressed for more details.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the White House, the Justice Department, the FBI, and the Federal Aviation Administration for comment.
Protests took place outside the White House while Trump delivered his acceptance speech on Thursday night. A variety of guests, including Sen. Rand Paul, were harassed by people on the streets as they left. The Kentucky Republican told Fox News on Friday that he believes that at least some of the protesters involved in the “attack” were from out of town and paid. He also called on the FBI to investigate. “This is an organized interstate racket,” the senator said.
Shortly before the exchange, Trump mentioned that Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, isn’t controlling his own campaign but that, instead, he is being controlled by “people in the dark shadows.”
