Biden on storming the Capitol: “What he did was a real threat to democracy” | EUROtoday

According to US President Joe Biden, the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 shouldn’t be forgotten or “rewritten”. “I don’t think we should pretend it didn’t happen,” Biden advised reporters on the White House on Sunday. “I think what he did was a real threat to democracy.” He added: “But I am confident that we have put this behind us.”

On Monday, each chambers of the US Congress will meet to formally verify Republican Trump’s victory within the US presidential election on November fifth.

Four years in the past, on January 6, 2021, Trump, as head of state on the time, didn’t settle for his election defeat in opposition to Biden. Supporters incited by him stormed the Capitol to stop the certification of Biden’s election victory. Offices have been devastated, quite a few members of parliament hid in worry of their lives from the thugs, and there have been 140 injured cops alone.

The occasions ought to “not be rewritten” and “not forgotten,” Biden continued. At the identical time, he referred to his efforts to make sure a “smooth transition”. The US must return to a “normal transfer of power”.

In January 2021, then-Vice President Mike Pence resisted stress from Trump and in the end confirmed Democrat Biden’s victory. Trump was charged in reference to the occasions, however the proceedings have been dropped due to his present election victory.