Overview
- Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy for the January 6 Capitol attack, met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend.
- Tarrio, who was pardoned by Trump on his first day back in office, attended the dinner as a guest of a Mar-a-Lago club member and was introduced to Trump by the host.
- During the meeting, Trump reportedly apologized for what he described as mistreatment of January 6 defendants under the Biden administration and expressed support, saying, 'I love you guys.'
- Tarrio shared details of the encounter on social media, thanking Trump for 'giving me my life back' and claiming Trump is working on 'making things right.'
- The White House has not commented on the meeting, which has reignited debates over the political implications of Trump’s pardons and his ongoing support for January 6 participants.