WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden would say his predecessor, Donald Trump, have “sole responsibility” for the January 6 attack during a speech on Thursday, marking the first anniversary of the deadly incident, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Wednesday.
Biden and his top aides were reluctant to speak directly about Trump since he took office last January, even when the former GOP presidential continues to spread lies about losing the election.
However, on Thursday, Biden will “put the importance of what is happening in the Capitol and the sole responsibility of the President of the Trump have chaos and carnage that we see and he would push back the lies spread by the former president in the effort.
To mislead the American people and supporting themselves and distract from his role in what happened, “said Psaki.
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, both Democrats, will speak on Thursday morning in US MOB loyal to defeat the complex in an unsuccessful attempt to stop counting the electoral college officially conveyed Biden election victory.
Biden had “clearly with the threat, the former president represents our democracy and how the former president constantly working to constantly damage.
The fundamental values ​​of America and the rule of law,” said Psaki.
He added that the President sees the deadly attack as “peak tragic than what four years in advance Presid.
Ent Trump do to our country.” Since that day, “quietness and satisfaction” of many Republicans, who have supported or failed to reply to lie Trump election “has stuck with him as well,” he said.
A spokesman for Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the statement PSAKI.
Four people died in the riots, and a Capitol police officer died a day after sustaining the Congress.
Dozens of policemen were injured during the multi-hour attack by proponents of Trump, and four officers since taking their own lives.