He pushed the lie about the election being stolen.
He pressured his VP to overturn the election results.
Instead of peacefully transitioning power like every other US President has done, he riled up his followers to fight for their country because he lost.
As the chaos was about to begin, he wanted armed protestors to be allowed in.
While the violence was happening, Trump was watching the chaos and chose to tweet negative things about Mike Pence instead of calling for peace.
For hours, Trump ignored pleas from people to call the rioters off. By all accounts, Trump was content with what was happening.
When Trump finally did call for peace, he told the violent rioters that they’re very special and he loves them.
Trump is directly responsible for what happened that day. Many members of his administration, even his cabinet, resigned after that day. His own Vice President wants nothing to do with him after what happened that day.
His actions that day are inexcusable.
"There's no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day," McConnell said shortly after the 57-43 Senate vote that ended in the former president's acquittal.
"The people who stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president," he said, "and having that belief was a foreseeable consequence of the growing crescendo of false statements, conspiracy theories and reckless hyperbole which the defeated president kept shouting into the largest megaphone on planet Earth."
"He did not do his job. He didn't take steps so federal law could be faithfully executed and order restored," he continued.
"No. Instead, according to public reports, he watched television happily — happily — as the chaos unfolded," he said. "Even after it was clear to any reasonable observer that Vice President Pence was in serious danger."