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President-elect Joe Biden condemns violent acts on Capitol Hill and challenges Trump to do the same

The president-elect did not say how much the hypothetical third payment would be. Photo: Joshua Roberts / Getty Images

Minutes ago the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden made a call to the outgoing president Donald Trump to speak out on the unrest in Congress and defend the constitution he was sworn to uphold when he became president.

“ This is not decent acts, it is disorder. It is chaos, it is close to sedition and it must stop now , “said President-elect Joe Biden during his speech, condemning the violent acts that stopped the certification of the election results.

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– Biden-Harris Presidential Transition (@Transition 46) January 6, 2021

In his message, the Democrat invited President Donald Trump to appear on national television right now and condemn these violent acts , assuring that the United States is much more than that and that for years the values ​​of democracy, tolerance and respect have been represented .

I call on President Trump to go on national television now to fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution by demanding an end to this siege.

– Joe Biden ( @JoeBiden) January 6, 1230265994

“I call on that mafia to withdraw and allow the course of democracy to continue its course,” added the Democrat. who will take office next 20 January .

The president-elect assured that he was confident in the power of the country to make things better than these and added that in America never “ has there been something that we do not achieve when we propose it together ”, in a clear message that seeks the unity of the Americans.

America is so much better than what we’re seeing today.

– Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 6, 2021

Biden’s statements are given after Hundreds of protesters broke into the session of Congress in which the results of the Electoral College were being certified.

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