By Dominic Thomas-
Donald Trump sent a video message urging ‘very special’ protesters to go home ,after they unlawfully stormed the US Capitol, smashing windows on the building.
The U.S president’s sent a message to his protesters to: ‘go home’ and adding: ‘We love you.’ Speaking as the seat of the US government was overrun and trashed by his supporters on Wednesday, President Trump said: I know your pain, I know you’re hurt, we had an election that was stolen from us, it was a landslide election and everyone knows it. But you have to go home now, we have to have peace.’
”We have to have law and order. We have to respect our great people in law and order. We don’t want anybody hurt. It’s a very tough period of time. there’s never been a time likle this where such a thing happened where they could take it away from all of us… ‘This was a fraudulent election, but we can’t play into the hands of these people. We have to have peace, so go home, we love you, you’re very special.’
End Of Siege
Biden condemned the mobs storming Capitol Hill, and called on on Trump to demand ‘end to siege’ censored Trump’s tweet for potentially provoking violence. Earlier on Wednesday, the president himself appeared at a ‘Save America’ rally, many of whose attendees later chose to storm the Capitol.
President Unity With Protesters
Trump had himself said he would join the protesters– but later returned to the White house, and has since called out the National Guard to restore order. Wednesday’s chaos saw a woman shot in the neck by a cop, and at least one improvised explosive device (IED) discovered in its grounds. The Senate has since been cleared of protesters, who police are now kettling out of the building.
Lawmakers are determined to continue with the certification hearing that triggered Wednesday’s riots. That should see Congress officially certify Joe Biden’s win, ahead of his inauguration on January 20.