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Added on the 06/01/2021 19:58:52 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Images show plastic bottles and the remnants of pepper spray, tear gas, and fire extinguishers inside the Capitol Hill the day after supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the legislative building. IMAGES
The supporters of Donald Trump who attacked the US Capitol were "provoked" by the president and "fed lies," says Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. "The mob was fed lies," says the senator from Kentucky in a speech on the Senate floor. SOUNDBITE
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday placed the blame for the attack on the Capitol firmly at the feet of President Donald Trump. CNN reports the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor that Trump 'provoked' the violent insurrectionists on January 6th. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell McConnell's comments came as the Senate prepares to hold an impeachment trial over the House's charge of 'incitement of insurrection.' He said the despite the violence, Congress did its duty by certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
The recent storming of the US Capitol seems to be hitting President Donald Trump not only politically, but financially as well. CNN reports a growing number of businesses suddenly want very little to do with Trump after he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol. Twitter and Facebook banned Trump indefinitely, and Stripe is no longer processing credit card payments for his campaign. Shopify stopped operating online stores for the Trump Organization and the campaign and the PGA is pulling a major golf tournament from a Trump resort. It's also unclear which, if any, banks will want to loan money to the Trump Organization.
A US flag is lowered at the US Capitol in honor of a police officer who died of injuries sustained during clashes with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters who overran a session of Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff as a tribute to Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. IMAGES
A day after inciting a mob of his supporters to riot and breach the US Capitol, President Donald Trump returned to his very important work. Trump's public schedule said he would have 'many meetings' and 'many calls.' CNN reports on Thursday, Trump also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to golfers Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player. The president's attempted return to business as usual comes amid the ongoing global pandemic and after a stunning siege, which he personally incited. In one of his 'many calls,' Trump phoned into the Republican National Committee's winter meeting. But the RNC is currently an active crime scene. As a pipe bomb was found outside the RNC on Wednesday, Trump was forced to cancel his planned Thursday evening video address.
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