President Biden called on Americans in the Washington Post to remember the riot on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and condemned efforts to “erase” that day, without directly naming his successor, President-elect Donald Trump.
“Four years later, as I leave office, I am determined to do everything I can to honor the peaceful transfer of power and restore the traditions we have long honored in America,” Biden wrote in the Washington Post as he prepared to leave office. “The election will be certified peacefully. I have invited the incoming president to the White House on the morning of January 20 and will be present at his inauguration that afternoon.”
Biden has repeatedly warned that Trump is a threat to democratic institutions in the US, calling him “a real threat to democracy” in comments from the White House on Sunday.
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President Biden called on Americans to remember the uprising on January 6, 2021 every year to protect democracy in the United States. (Getty Images)
“We cannot accept a repeat of what happened four years ago,” Biden wrote.
“Thousands of rioters crossed over National Mall and scaled the walls of the Capitol, smashing windows and kicking down doors,” he wrote. “Just a few blocks away, a bomb was found near the site of the incoming vice president, threatening her life. Law enforcement officers were beaten, dragged, knocked unconscious and trampled. Some officers ended up dying as a result.”
Biden’s essayreleased Monday, the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol when Trump supporters stormed the building and disrupted election procedures to certify Biden’s victory, focused on his promises to respect a peaceful transition of power.
“As president-elect that day, I addressed the country and called for peace, and for continued certification,” Biden said of his Jan. 6 remarks.
“But we cannot forget this day,” he wrote. “That is what we owe to those who founded this nation, to those who fought and died for it.”
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Biden’s essay, published Monday on the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, focused on a peaceful transition of power. (Chris Kleponis/AFP via Getty Images)
“And we should commit to commemorating January 6, 2021 every year,” the president continued. “To remember it as the day our democracy was put to the test and won. To remember that democracy – even in America – is never guaranteed.”
Later Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over the certification of Trump’s victory over her in November. Trump is only the second president in history to win non-consecutive terms.
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Trump said he would “act very quickly.” pardon on January 6 of the accusedalthough it is unclear what that will look like and how extensive the pardons will be once he takes office.
