president Joe Biden He decries what he calls a “continuous effort” to downplay the mob Donald Trump Supporters Invasion of the US Capitol building In an effort to prevent the certification of the 2020 election — seeking to contrast the chaos of that day with what he promises will be an orderly transition that returns Trump to power for a second term.
In an op-ed published Sunday in The Washington Post, Biden referenced January 6, 2021, when he wrote that “violent insurrectionists attacked the Capitol.”
“We should be proud that our democracy withstood this attack. We should be glad that we will not see such a shameful attack again this year,” Biden wrote.
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Congress will meet in the snow in Washington on Monday Ratification Trump’s victory in the November election – in a session chaired by the candidate who defeated him, Vice President Kamala Harris. No violence, or even procedural objections, are expected this time, which represents a return to the American tradition of launching the peaceful transfer of presidential power.
This is despite Trump He continues to deny that he lost to Biden in 2020and is already publicly considering staying outside the White House’s two-term limits, and Promising pardon Some of More than 1250 people who have pleaded guilty or been convicted of crimes related to the Capitol siege.
In his opinion piece, Biden says of the certification process: “After what we all witnessed on January 6, 2021, we know we can never take this for granted again.” He did not mention Trump directly, but said: “Serious efforts have been made to rewrite – even erase – the history of that day.”
“To tell us we did not see what we all saw with our own eyes,” Biden wrote. “We cannot allow the truth to be lost.”
He pledged that “the elections will be held peacefully.” “I have invited the next president to the White House on the morning of January 20, and will be present for his inauguration that afternoon.” Get over Trump Biden’s inauguration in 2021.
Biden added: “But on this day, we cannot forget.” “We must commit to remembering January 6, 2021 every year. Let us remember it as the day our democracy was tested and triumphed. Let us remember that democracy – even in America – is never guaranteed.
The published article came after Biden told reporters at the White House earlier on Sunday that the history of what happened on January 6, 2021 “should not be rewritten” and added: “I don’t think it should be forgotten.”
Biden spent much of 2024 warning voters that Trump was a presidential contender A serious threat to the country’s democracy. And last week, President Granted the Presidential Citizen Medal To Liz Cheney and Penny Thompson, Congressional investigative leaders In the Capitol riots.
As he did in his op-ed, Biden used his comments to reporters on Sunday to emphasize that his administration is overseeing a peaceful handover of power — unlike its predecessor.
“I have reached out to make sure a smooth transition,” Biden said of the incoming Trump administration. “We have to get back to the normal, basic transfer of power.”
Asked whether he still viewed his soon-to-be successor in the White House as a threat to democracy, Biden replied: “I think what he did was a real threat to democracy. I hope we are past that now.”
