UNITED STATES –
Biden calls not to “forget” the assault on the capitol
On the eve of Congress certifying Donald Trump’s victory, President Joe Biden said the events of January 6, 2021, should not be forgotten or “rewritten.”
The Capitol has implemented enhanced security measures in preparation for the January 6, 2025 vote count to certify the election, and for Inauguration Day.
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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 as if nothing had happened”
Joe Biden
“I don’t think we should act as if nothing had happened,” he told reporters at the White House, on the eve of the certification of Donald Trump’s victory by Congress.
After Joe 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.
Police detain supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump as they gather outside the Capitol Rotunda, January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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“I think what he did was a real threat to democracy, and I hope we’ve moved past it,” Joe Biden said on the eve of the certification of Donald Trump’s victory in November. “I think we should not rewrite it, nor forget it,” he stressed.
“Smooth transition”
He also highlighted his efforts to ensure a “smooth transition.” “We must return to a basic and normal transfer of power,” he said.
Joe Biden often called Donald Trump a threat to democracy when he was the Democratic presidential nominee and ran against the Republican, before being replaced by Vice President Kamala Harris.
However, he quickly accepted Donald Trump’s election victory and promised that the transfer of power would be done peacefully.
Joe Biden’s position stands in stark contrast to that of billionaire Trump, whose contestation of election defeat four years ago culminated in the violent assault on the Capitol by his supporters.
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