Joe Biden criticized on Monday July 25 the inaction of his predecessor Donald Trump during the storming of the Capitol, on January 6, 2021, which he called “from hell worthy of the Middle Ages”. “For three hours, the battered former President of the United States watched events unfold from the comfort of his private dining room near the Oval Office”launched the Democratic president on the sidelines of a conference of an organization of African-American police chiefs.
“While he was doing this, brave policemen lived through a hell worthy of the Middle Agesbeing covered in blood, surrounded by carnage, facing a raging crowd who believed the lies of the defeated president”he continued. “The police were heroic that day. Donald Trump did not have the courage to act”underlined Joe Biden, noting that one could not “be pro-insurgency and pro-police”or “pro-insurgency and pro-democracy”.
“Failed in his duty as Commander-in-Chief”
These criticisms echo the conclusions of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the January 6 attack, which estimated during a public hearing last Thursday that the Republican billionaire had “failed in his duty as commander-in-chief” by not intervening to stop the wave of violence from his supporters in Congress for three hours.
Joe Biden, criticized by his opponents for the renewed violence in the country, is a few months away from crucial legislative elections, which could see the Republican party take over the House of Representatives currently dominated by Democrats.