Biden often called Trump a threat to democracy when he was the Democratic presidential nominee.Image: EPA
As Donald Trump’s victory prepares to be certified by the US Congress, Joe Biden called for us not to forget the violent assault on the Capitol in 2021 and the chaotic transfer of power that followed.
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President Joe Biden said Sunday that the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, should not be forgotten or “rewritten” four years later.
“I don’t think we should act like nothing happened,” he told reporters at the White House, on the eve of Congress certifying Trump’s victory.
After Biden’s 2020 presidential victory, Donald Trump called on Congress and his vice president to block the certification, falsely claiming that widespread fraud led to his defeat.
Following a rally outside the White House, Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building, forcing certification to be postponed until the next morning.
“Smooth transition”
“I think what he did was a real threat to democracy, and I hope we’ve moved past it,” Biden said. “I think we should not rewrite it, nor forget it,” he stressed.
He also highlighted his efforts to ensure a “smooth transition.” “We must return to a basic and normal transfer of power,” he said.
Biden often called Trump a threat to democracy when he was the Democratic presidential nominee and running against the Republican, before being replaced by Vice President Kamala Harris.
However, he quickly accepted Trump’s election victory and promised that the transfer of power would be done peacefully. Biden’s position stands in stark contrast to that of billionaire Trump, whose challenge to his election defeat four years ago culminated in his supporters’ violent assault on the Capitol. (ats)
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