# Donald Trump — Twitter, January 6, 2021, 2:24 p.m. — the Pence tweet The tweet Trump posted **at 2:24 p.m. on January 6, 2021 — after he had been told the mob had breached the Capitol** — attacking [[Mike Pence]] for lacking "the courage" to overturn the election. Rioters read it aloud on the Capitol steps as they hunted for Pence. The post was removed when Twitter permanently suspended the account on January 8, 2021. This file captures the post as artifact — its timestamp, its real-time effect on an active mob, and its removal with the account ban. The paired Quote file [[Donald Trump - Mike Pence didnt have the courage]] handles the full text. ## Artifact properties | Property | Value | |---|---| | Posted | 2021-01-06, 2:24 p.m. | | Removed | 2021-01-08 (permanent account suspension) | | Account | `@realDonaldTrump`, Twitter | | Key line | "Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done..." | | Posted after | Trump was informed the Capitol had been breached (Committee testimony) | | Real-time effect | Rioters read it aloud; escalating threats / "Hang Mike Pence" | ## Why it matters as a Social Post **1. The timestamp is the artifact.** The thing that gives this post its evidentiary weight is *when* it was sent — 2:24 p.m., during an active assault Trump knew about — and its documented effect on the crowd's behavior in the minutes after. That timing is a property of the post-object, the precise reason a Social Post entry is warranted alongside the Quote. **2. Target-marking in real time.** It is the clearest case in the vault of a post directing an in-progress mob toward a specific, present individual — [[Stochastic Terrorism]] collapsed to near-zero latency. **3. It closes the platform-vs-president arc.** This post is what triggered the permanent suspension two days later, ending the escalation that began with the [[Donald Trump - 2020-05-29 - looting starts shooting starts]] notice. The deletion-by-ban is itself part of the record. ## Related entries - [[Donald Trump - Mike Pence didnt have the courage]] — paired Quote - [[Donald Trump - 2020-12-19 - be there will be wild]] — the summons that built the crowd - [[Donald Trump - 2023-08-24 - never surrender mugshot]] — the eventual return to the account suspended over this post - [[January 6 Capitol Attack]] — the event - [[Mike Pence]] — the target ## Followup TODOs - **Capture archive_url** — Wayback / news captures (post removed with the account). - **Screenshot** into `/imgs/` and embed.