President Biden In a Washington Post op-ed, he called on Americans to remember the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, and decried efforts to “erase” that day, without directly naming his successor, President-elect Donald Trump.
“Four years later, after leaving office, I am determined to do everything I can to respect the peaceful transfer of power and restore the traditions we have long respected in America,” Biden wrote to The Washington Post as he prepared to leave office. “The election will be certified peacefully. I have invited the next president to the White House on the morning of January 20, and I will be present for his inauguration that afternoon.”
Biden has repeatedly warned that Trump represents a threat to democratic institutions in the United States, calling him a “real threat to democracy” in comments from the White House on Sunday.
Biden criticizes Trump's departure and says he represents a “real threat to democracy”
President Joe Biden called on Americans to remember the January 6, 2021 riots every year in order to protect democracy in the United States. (Getty Images)
“We cannot accept a repeat of what happened four years ago,” Biden wrote.
“Thousands of rioters have crossed National Mall “She scaled the walls of the Capitol, smashing windows and smashing doors. A few blocks away, a bomb was found near the location of the incoming Vice President, threatening her life,” he wrote. Law enforcement officials were beaten, dragged, knocked unconscious, and trampled on. Some police officers eventually died as a result.”
Biden articleThe report, released Monday, on the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol when Trump supporters stormed the building and disrupted proceedings to certify Biden's win, focused on his promises to respect the peaceful transfer of power.
“As president-elect that day, I spoke to the country and called for peace and the resumption of the certification process,” Biden said of his January 6 remarks.
“But on this day we cannot forget,” he wrote. “This is what we owe to those who founded this nation, those who fought for it and died for it.”
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Biden's essay, released Monday, on the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, focused on the peaceful transition of power. (Chris Kleponis/AFP via Getty Images)
The president continued: “We must commit to remembering January 6, 2021 every year.” “To remember it as the day our democracy was tested and triumphed. To remember that democracy — even in America — is never guaranteed.”
Later Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over the certification ceremony for Trump's victory over her in November. Trump is only the second president in history to win non-consecutive terms.
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Trump said he would “act very quickly” to do so They pardoned the defendants on January 6Although it is unclear what that will look like and what a blanket pardon will be once he takes office.
