American president Joe Biden accused his predecessor Donald Trump in the obstacle to the peaceful transfer of power on the results of the elections of 2020, which led to unrest in Washington and the assault of the Capitol. His words leads the newspaper The New York Times.
Do not call Trump by name, Biden accused his predecessor and his supporters in the fact that they “put the knife to the throat of American democracy.” “For the first time in our history, the president did not just lose the election, he tried to prevent the peaceful transmission of power, when the wagon crowd broke into the capitol,” said politician in speech on the occurrence of the assault capitol.
Biden also accused the ex-president that he watched the riots from the White House occurring in the capital, during several hours without making any actions to stop violence and assault capitol. He also reproached Trump in an attempt to rewrite the history and distribution of lies about the presidential election of 2020. “He did it because he appreciates the power above the principles, because he puts his own interests above the interests of his country,” the American leader stressed.
The assault of the Capitol building took place on January 6, 2021 during the rally of supporters of the US President Donald Trump, who did not recognize the results of the November voting, based on the results of which the following chapter of the state elected Democrat Joe Bayden. Protests led to large-scale collisions with the police. Five people died, dozens were detained.