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US to Announce Biden Riots Cause 4 Pre-Election Deaths
Trump supporters attacked the Capitol and caused riots, which were condemned by politicians from many countries and international organizations; Trump promised an orderly handover with Biden.
In the early morning of January 7, US Eastern Time, after experiencing a riot in which Trump supporters violently attacked the Capitol and killed 4 people, the US Congress officially confirmed that Biden won the 2020 election and was elected the 46th president of the United States. Subsequently, Trump issued a statement in which he affirmed that although he “completely disagrees” with the results of the presidential election, he will transfer power in an orderly manner on January 20.
Experts say the riot in the United States Congress has gone far beyond Trump’s personal political fate, but it is a kind of resistance to America’s development direction. Today, the United States is at a historic crossroads.
Beijing News According to US media reports, at 3:40 am local time on January 7, US Vice President Pence officially announced that Democratic candidate Joe Biden won the election.
However, the riots in the United States Capitol on January 6 became the focus of the day. The Acting Chief of the Washington, DC Police Department, Robert Conti, said the riots that day resulted in four deaths. One of those killed was a woman who was shot by congressional police during the violent impact. Another woman and two men died during emergency treatment. In addition, at least 14 policemen were injured and 52 protesters were arrested.
National Guard Helps Police Respond to Unrest
At 1 p.m. ET on January 6, the United States Congress held a joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives to count and confirm the results of the Electoral College in the 2020 elections.
Around 2:15 p.m., Trump supporters outside the Capitol began tearing down the fence, clashed with riot police, and attempted to rush toward the Capitol. They chanted “We want Trump.” After that, the scene turned chaotic. Some protesters were photographed climbing into the seat of the Senate president, chanting “Trump won the election.”
According to US media reports, the ongoing debate in Congress was forced to suspend and Vice President Pence and other lawmakers were later moved to a safe area. The Capitol was closed and the police prohibited everyone from entering and leaving. Subsequently, Washington Mayor Bowser announced that Washington will enter a curfew from 6 pm to 6 am the following morning and extend the state of public emergency for 15 days. At the same time, the National Guard was activated to help the police deal with the disturbances on the Capitol.
According to the “Capitol Hill” report, Washington police arrested 52 protesters and seized 5 firearms.
Trump: Election Fraud
According to CNN, after the riots, Trump posted a message on social platforms, asking his followers to “support the congressional police and law enforcement personnel” and demanding a “peaceful” protest. He also called on everyone on Capitol Hill to hold peaceful protests.
Although Trump still insists on election fraud, he said: “We must keep the peace.” In addition, he accused Pence of not having the “courage” to do what he had to do. However, shortly after, these contents were removed by the social platform and his account was frozen for 12 hours.
Biden: This is not a protest, this is a riot
President-elect Biden said that American democracy “is under unprecedented attack” and called on Trump to end this riot to “keep his promise and defend the Constitution.”
“Breaking into the Capitol, breaking glass windows, occupying the United States Senate, rummaging through drawers, threatening these elected officials, this is not a protest, this is a riot.”
Many Republican lawmakers condemned the violent riots. Republican Rep. Casey Rogers, who originally planned to raise opposition during the congressional certification process, said she would support the election result and that “we must transfer power peacefully.”
Congress begins voting confirmation procedures again
After a chaotic afternoon, on the night of January 6, the two houses of the United States Congress once again launched a joint meeting to continue the process of confirming the results of the Electoral College. US Vice President and Senate President Pence said after the meeting resumed: “Violence can never win, freedom will win.”
At 3:40 a.m. local time on January 7, the Vice President of the United States, Pence, officially announced that after a joint meeting of the two houses of Congress, Biden obtained 306 electoral votes and Trump obtained 232 electoral votes. Deng won the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the election and was elected the 46th president of the United States.
Trump later issued a statement indicating that the transfer of power scheduled for January 20 will take place in an orderly manner.
■ Reaction
Four former presidents condemned violent riots
After the riots, former US President Barack Obama, Bush Jr., Clinton, Carter and others voiced their condemnation.
Obama said: “This riot on Capitol Hill was instigated by a current president who has repeatedly accused the election results of being unfounded.” He pleaded with Republicans to “choose reality and take action to quell the unrest.”
Bush Jr. issued a statement that night calling this a “disgusting and heartbreaking vision,” and accused some political leaders of reckless behavior. “I want to say to those who are disappointed with the results of the general election: Our country is more important than temporary politics,” Bush said.
Clinton said, “Our Congress, the Constitution and even our country are facing unprecedented attacks today.”
Former President Carter, 96, condemned the violent riots by Trump supporters on Capitol Hill in a statement, calling it “a national tragedy.”
Furthermore, leaders of many countries and international organizations, including British Prime Minister Johnson, French President Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other international organizations have expressed their condemnation of the disturbances that occurred on Capitol Hill. .
■ Analysis
America is at a historic crossroads
Yang Xiyu, a researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, believes that the scale of this riot will not increase. Although these are just the Trump supporters expressing their discontent with the election results, the unrest has far exceeded Trump’s personal political destiny. They are a kind of resistance to America’s development direction, reflecting the profound tear of American society. Political polarization. After these elections, the United States is at a historic crossroads.
Yuan Zheng, deputy director of the American Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that after the elections, Biden may throw some signals and make some moves to try to ease the contradiction, but to truly solve this problem, even if repeatedly promised to save the division and cross. Partisan disputes, but objectively speaking, it is difficult.
Yang Xiyu said similar protests are likely to continue in the future, which will also restrict the implementation of Biden’s internal and external policies. In terms of internal affairs, Biden cannot blindly implement his own policies like Trump. Otherwise, you will be under tremendous pressure. So, in the next four years, Biden may implement “inappropriate” Democratic policy. At the same time, due to complex and acute internal contradictions, the Biden administration in the next four years will also be a government focused on solving internal problems in the United States.
Yang Xiyu said problems such as rich-poor polarization, political polarization, class consolidation and social division have become increasingly serious and have become structural contradictions in American society. How the United States should solve these problems next is the key.
Beijing News reporter Xie Lian
