Rudy Giuliani Says Tyrion From ‘Game of Thrones’ Inspired US Capitol Speech

Trump’s lawyer told D.C. crowd “Let’s have trial by combat!” shortly before violence broke out

Rudy Giuliani Says Tyrion From 'Game of Thrones' Inspired His Capitol Riot Speech
Rudy Giuliani via Getty Images / Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister – Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO

Rudy Giuliani says we have “Game of Thrones” to thank for part of the speech he made at last week’s Trump rally that resulted in a riot at the U.S. Capitol.

During Giuliani’s speech to a crowd of Trump supporters, he said “Let’s have a trial by combat!” not long before an angry mob stormed the Capitol building. Trump now faces his second impeachment after being charged with “incitement of an insurrection.”

But the former mayor of New York City claims he didn’t mean to incite violence with references to literal combat — he was simply channeling Tyrion Lannister.

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