–The mob driven by Trump after addressing thousands of demonstrators
–Pro-Trump protesters stormed the capital for hours
–Joe Biden advised Trump to put an end to this siege
President-elect Joe Biden named Wednesday for the restoration of “just simple decency” as a crowd driven by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and hindered Congress from confirming the results of November’s election in which Biden won the White House.
Biden planned to deliver a speech focused on how to resuscitate an economy and provide financial aid for small business owners stumbling from the coronavirus pandemic from his native Delaware.
As he was to begin speaking, demonstrators broke into the capital, reaching as far as the House floor. The building locked down and police with guns drawn moved in as Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers evacuated to secure locations.
National Guard troops deployed and a citywide curfew called for shortly after dusk, as rioters continued to occupy the capital for hours.
“At this hour our democracy is under unprecedented assault unlike anything we’ve seen in modern times,” Biden said, adding that what unfolded was, “an assault on the rule of law like few times we have ever seen it.”
He said the uprising bordered on sedition, adding, “The scenes of chaos at the capitol do not reflect a true America, do not represent who we are.”
“I call on this mob to pull back and allow democracy to go forward,” Biden said. “At their best the words of a president can inspire, at their worst they can incite.”
Biden also called on Trump to “go on national television now” to “demand an end to this siege.”
A joint session of Congress assembled to officially state Biden’s election victory.
Meanwhile, Trump addressed thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the Capitol to praise his baseless claims of voter fraud and to protest the results of a free and fair election simply because the candidate they support lost it.
