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 also situated in the West Wing, right by the briefing room. The whole affair could have been assembled in minutes.

However, it was not until nearly 3 hours after the violence began that President Trump finally agreed to tell the mob to go home.

The Presidential Daily Diary notes that President Trump left the dining room to shoot the video at 4:03 p.m. By this point—per Fox News coverage playing continually in the dining room—more law enforcement officers had arrived at the Capitol to resist the violent mob.

The video shoot took place in the Rose Garden, the outdoor space that borders the Oval Office and the West Wing. The setup was not ornate, just a camera and a microphone. Luna made sure that the background and lighting looked good, and that President Trump's hair and tie were in place. President Trump delivered his remarks in one take, more or less, although he stopped and restarted at one point. In all, the video took less than 4 minutes to shoot, and the President was back in the dining room by 4:07 p.m.

"I would stick to this script . . . ," McEnany told President Trump before he stepped out to film.

He didn't.