President Trump Condemns Capitol Riot, Concedes To Biden

President Donald Trump condemned supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday and conceded to President-elect Joe Biden in a recorded message posted Thursday.

Thursday, January 7th 2021, 6:27 pm

By: CBS News


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President Donald Trump is conceding to President-elect Joe Biden and condemning the violent supporters who stormed the nation's Capitol Wednesday.

In a new video message, Trump says that now that Congress has certified the results, the "new administration will be inaugurated on January 20" and his "focus now turns to ensuring a smooth orderly and seamless transition of power."

He is also speaking out against the violence, calling it a "heinous attack" that left him "outraged by the violence lawlessness and mayhem."

Trump did not address his role in inciting the violence. But he is telling his supporters that, while he knows they are "disappointed," he wants them to know "our incredible journey is only just beginning."





Meanwhile, some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling on the President to step down.

"The president needs to understand that his actions were the problem, not the solution," Senator Lindsey Graham (R) of South Carolina said.

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