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Trump urges Capitol building protesters to “go home” while repeating election fraud claims
President Donald Trump has sent a video message urging protesters at the Capitol building to “go home” but is also keeping up false attacks about the presidential election.
The video was issued more than two hours after protesters began storming the Capitol on Wednesday as lawmakers convened for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College results and President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
The protests forced a delay in the constitutional process to affirm president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election.
“I know your pain. I know your hurt. But you have to go home now,” said Trump.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021
Republican lawmakers and previous administration officials had begged Trump to give a statement to his supporters to quell the violence.
Mr. President @realDonaldTrump the men & women of law enforcement are under assault. It is crucial you help restore order by sending resources to assist the police and ask those doing this to stand down.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) January 6, 2021
Biden has called the violent protests on the U.S. Capitol “an assault on the most sacred of American undertakings: the doing of the people’s business.”
The statement came as authorities struggled to take control of a chaotic situation at the Capitol that led to the evacuation of lawmakers.
