President Biden and Vice President Harris will speak on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the insurrection at the Capitol, the White House announced Sunday.
The White House had previously indicated it would mark the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol but had not provided details. Hundreds of pro-Trump rioters stormed the complex that day, overwhelming law enforcement and seeking to stop the certification of Biden’s electoral victory.
Biden has repeatedly referred to the insurrection as a dark day in U.S. history, condemned the rioters and thanked the Capitol Police who were on the scene.
The president and vice president will speak in one part of a series of events organized by Democrats to memorialize the day.
The House will not be in session, so many lawmakers may be out of town, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced there would be a moment of silence, time for lawmakers to share their testimonials from a year ago and a prayer vigil.
Historians Jon Meacham and Doris Kearns Goodwin are also slated to participate in one of the events.
Biden’s remarks on Thursday will serve as something of a split screen as former President Trump holds what he has billed as a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on the same day.
Trump has repeatedly downplayed the events of Jan. 6, 2020, and he has continued to make false and disproven claims that the election was fraudulent. In a speech before the insurrection, Trump made repeated false claims about the election and urged his supporters to march to the Capitol and make their voices heard.
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Some thing as this should never have happened, the people who were in charge of security should be ashamed to have been on duty when it did. There were all kind of people involved and lot of them were plants and were Trump haters, there to push hate and distrust. They did a good job too. How can some of you people look in the mirror at your self after the lie you participated in? It will all come out some day.
the old marine
Trump said march to the capitol PEACEFULLY and let your voices be heard
I WILL NOT be tuning in to these two traitors. They will be spewing more evil lies and try to make us believe them. They both deserve to be arrested and given the death sentence. Two of the most disgusting worms on earth!
Of course these two communists along with every other piece of left wing extremist garbage will be attacking those who were protesting against a stolen election. In the meantime, they overlook the burning, looting and murdering…..the real crimes and insurrection, that was and is still being committed by BLM and Antifa criminals.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that there will be a minute of silence on 5 unarmed peaceful demonstrators killed on her orders by the Capitol’s criminal guards, who have not received any punishment for their unjustified killings.