Joe Biden criticized on Monday the inaction of his predecessor Donald Trump during the seizure of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, which he described as “hell worthy of the Middle Ages.”
“For three hours, the beaten former president of the United States watched the events unfold, sitting in the comfort of his private dining room, near the Oval Office,” the Democratic president launched on the sidelines of a conference by an African-American organization. American police chiefs.
“While doing this, brave policemen lived through a hell worthy of the Middle Ages (…), bloodied, surrounded by carnage, in front of an angry crowd that believed the lies of the defeated president,” he continued.
“Donald Trump did not have the courage to act”
“The police were heroic that day. Donald Trump did not have the courage to act,” said Joe Biden, who pointed out that you cannot “be pro-insurgency and pro-police,” or “pro-insurgency and pro-democracy.”
These criticisms echo the conclusions of the parliamentary investigation commission of 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 him. for three hours the wave of violence of his supporters in Congress.
Joe Biden, criticized by his opponents for the renewed violence in the country, is a few months away from crucial legislative elections, in which the Republican party could take control of the House of Representatives, currently dominated by the Democrats.
Source: BFM TV
