The break into the Capitol (Photo: Shatterstock)
A year of turmoil has rocked the world: The United States will mark tomorrow (Thursday) the anniversary of the Capitol Building’s break-in, in which former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Congress building during the debate to approve the presidential election results. Speeches to commemorate the event, after which members of Congress will hold a ceremony in memory of the 5 people killed in the riots.
White House spokeswoman Jen Saki said tonight in a media briefing that Biden is expected to accuse Trump in his speech of “sole responsibility” for breaking his supporters into the Capitol. “The president will talk about the truth of what happened, and not about the lies that some people have spread since then,” she said. “Biden clearly sees the former president’s threat to our democracy, and how he is constantly working to undermine basic American values and the rule of law.”
Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris (Photo: Stratos Brilakis / Shatterstock)
She further noted that Biden “will talk about the danger this behavior poses to the rule of law and our democratic system of government. He will address the historical significance of January 6, and what it means for our country a year later. In addition, the president will respect the courage of law enforcement,” “On the unfinished work that the state still has to do in order to strengthen its democracy.”
Trump himself announced a few weeks ago that he would deliver a speech from his estate in parallel with Biden and Harris’ speeches – but today he surprisingly decided to cancel the planned speech. Republican Party headquarters said Trump will address the issue at a rally next week in Arizona.
(Photo: Matt Smith / Shatterstock)
In announcing the cancellation of the speech, Trump reiterated his claim that the results of the presidential election were falsified, claiming that it was a “hate crime.” “I’m canceling my press conference in light of the utter bias and unfairness of the Democrats’ non-elected committee to investigate the events of Jan. 6, two Republicans failing and fake media,” he said. “Instead, I will address important issues, including the hate crime of election fraud, on January 15.”
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