In March 2025, a claim that U.S. President Donald Trump was considering compensation for the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters was shared widely online. Trump's purported comments supporting this compensation emerged months after he pardoned all Jan. 6 rioters who were convicted of a criminal offense for their actions that day.

President Trump said there was “a lot of talk about” creating a compensation fund because they had lost wages and other opportunities because they were prosecuted for storming the Capitol.