The outgoing president released the video a day after the riots in Washington. Photo: Nathan Howard / Getty Images
President Donald Trump acknowledged this Thursday to the new administration and said it is focused on the transition of power . In a video broadcast on Twitter, the president referred to the riots that his followers staged a day earlier in the Capitol and said that it is a moment of “reconciliation”
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– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021
Trump first admitted in his own words that the president-elect Joe Biden will take over next 20 of January , although in the almost three minutes of the clip the president did not mention the name of the Democrat : “A new administration will be inaugurated on 20 January ”.
The outgoing president, who had promised on several occasions that would not yield Before Biden’s victory , he shared the message a day after some of his supporters stormed the Capitol during the assignment to certify the results of the elections 2020. The process had to be postponed until the evening and the day ended with at least four deaths.
“Now we have to cool down and restore calm. We must get on with the affairs of the United States, ”Trump said in his first address to the nation a day after the tragic day in Washington. “My focus now is on ensuring a smooth , orderly transition of power,” Trump added.
All the major media projected Biden’s victory on November 7, just two months ago and the electoral college confirmed it in mid December. The Republican president has falsely insisted that he won the contest overwhelmingly and that there was fraud. But his conspiracy has been denied in all states and in various courts of the country.
The president used Twitter to address the nation. His favorite communication platform deleted three of his messages the day before and blocked his account for 12 hours because the company considered that it violated its policies .
“For those who participated in acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country . And those who violated the law, will pay “, says Trump in the video in reference to the acts of Wednesday. Many Democratic and Republican leaders believe that the president himself incited violence with your messages. At an event outside the White House on the same day as the riots, Trump called for pressure on Vice President Mike Pence and other Republicans to try to overturn the election results.