US President-elect Joe Biden tonight (Thursday) attacked the protesters on Capitol Hill in his speech, saying that “Do not dare to call them protesters. These are domestic terrorists“He said these things in response to the extreme riots that took place last night in Washington, where protesters tried to break into the US Legislature.” Yesterday we experienced one of the darkest days in the history of our country, “Biden added.
Trump supporters broke into Congress and clashed with police (Photo: Social Networks)
Biden accused Trump of inciting the masses to violence, while undermining democracy with his rhetoric. He added that respect, integrity and independence should be restored to the US justice system.
Biden also compared the “Black Lives Matters” demonstrations, saying that “their demonstrations on Capitol Hill were treated differently,” and also said that “this is a failure in the fight for equal justice, when comparing the response to their minds.”
Later, Nancy Pelosi, chairwoman of the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of the Democratic Party, also attacked the protesters, calling them “terrorists.” “The president of the United States has incited an armed uprising against America.”
At the same time, Georgia’s Secretary of State announced that President Trump’s campaign team had withdrawn its appeal of the state’s election results, another step in recognizing the election results.