US President-elect Joe Biden called for the restoration of \u201cjust simple decency\u201d as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the US Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November\u2019s election in which Biden won the White House.<\/p>\n
Biden had planned to deliver a speech focused on how to revive an economy and provide financial relief for small business owners reeling from the coronavirus pandemic from his native Delaware.<\/p>\n
But shortly before he was to begin speaking, demonstrators broke into the capital, reaching as far as the House floor. The building was locked down and police with guns drawn moved in as Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers were evacuated to secure locations. National Guard troops were deployed and a citywide curfew called for shortly after dusk, as rioters continued to occupy the capital for hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this hour our democracy is under unprecedented assault unlike anything we\u2019ve seen in modern times,\u201d Biden said, adding that what unfolded was, \u201can assault on the rule of law like few times we have ever seen it.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the uprising bordered on sedition, adding, \u201cThe scenes of chaos at the capitol do not reflect a true America, do not represent who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI call on this mob to pull back and allow democracy to go forward,\u201d Biden said. \u201cAt their best the words of a president can inspire, at their worst they can incite. Therefore I call on President Trump to go on national television now, to fulfill his oath and defend the constitution, and demand an end to this siege.\u201d<\/p>\n
A joint session of Congress had convened to certified Biden\u2019s election victory. But as that was occurring, Trump addressed thousands of demonstrators who had amassed outside the Capitol to cheer 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.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s supporters moved on to besiege the Capitol \u2014 leading to unsettling scenes of chaos and violence unseen in Washington for decades._Agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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