United States President Donald Trump on Friday talked about the need to heal and reconcile after the Washington Capitol was sieged by a mass of Republicans.
Trump was seen addressing the citizens of the US via video message where he said that his only goal was to ‘ensure the integrity of the vote’ and by doing that he was ‘fighting for American democracy.’ He further went on to condemn the barbaric behaviour of his supporters who stormed the Capitol building in order to stop the Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden election victory on Wednesday.
"A new administration will be inaugurated on January 20. My focus now turns to ensure a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. This moment calls for healing and reconciliation," he said.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021
Ignited by a distressed Trump speech, a confederate flag-waving public broke through the security and swarmed inside the Capitol building, reckoning the offices and entering the legislative floors.
Security forces fired tear gas in a four-hour operation to clear the Capitol. Police said a woman, reportedly a Trump partisan from southern California, was shot and killed and three others died in the area in circumstances that were unclear.
Trump further incited the mob by making a false claim on his social media accounts, which did not only result in an aggravated outrage from the mob but also made him lose his social media accounts temporarily.
However, he spoke soft words and bid a warm goodbye to his supporters as a President of the country, he further said that his sole term at the office was ‘the honour of a lifetime’.
And he offered an unequivocal denunciation of Wednesday's violence, saying "tempers must be cooled and calm restored."
