US President-elect Joe Biden called the protesters who broke into the Capitol building terrorists. His words are reported by RIA Novosti .
“They should be treated as a group of thugs, rebels, white supremacists, anti-Semites … They are bandits, bandits, and they are terrorists, internal terrorists,” Biden said. He stressed that those involved in the riots must be tried. However, it will be decided by Justice Ministry .
Earlier, Biden also spoke out about the connection between the pogrom in the Capitol and the current head of state Donald Trump . According to him, Trump is “deliberately encouraging the gang,” and this has led to significant damage to the US reputation in the world.
On January 6, protesters Donald Trump supporters broke into the Capitol building and surrounded the Senate Hall. The Senate and House of Representatives suspended the meeting. The Capitol building in Washington was later cleared of protesters. As a result, four people died.
The next day US Congress amid riots approved Joe Biden’s election as president.