Supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US government seat in Washington DC after his defeat.
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Former US President Donald Trump refused to back down on allegations that his unsubstantiated claims of a “stolen election” in 2020 caused violence on Capitol Hill following his defeat to Joe Biden. Preparing for a Republican nomination to run for President again in 2024, Mr Trump said his opponents from the Democratic Party had also talked about “stolen” elections in the past. , including when he won in 2016.
“Democrats say I stole the 2016 election, which I didn’t,” Trump said. He did not say which Democrat made the “stolen” claim. The party leadership congratulated Mr. Trump in 2016, and expressed disappointment at the loss of Hillary Clinton.
Trump supporters riot on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021.
As for whether he agrees with democratic principles in accepting defeat, he said, “I agree with that,” but repeated his statement: “We did not lose.”
When asked bluntly why he still insists on it, he said: “Two weeks ago, it came out, the head of Facebook, (Mark) Zuckerberg, said the FBI came to him and told he, about this Russian disinformation, ‘don’t. say anything’… They suppressed it.”
He was likely referring to Mark Zuckerberg’s recent statement on a podcast in which he said that, before the 2020 election, the FBI warned his company about “some sort of fallout.” ” should not stand out on social networks. This came just before stories about the laptop of Hunter Biden – son of eventual winner Joe Biden – had data on dealings with Russian and Chinese businessmen. US officials have since said the laptop was “not part of some Russian campaign” and that there was no political corruption.
However, Mr. Trump wants to deny accusations that Russia helped him in the elections. Investigations to date – while concluding that Russian entities pushed social media misinformation to help the Trump campaign in 2016 – have yet to find whether Mr Trump was directly involved. .
“Our country is going to hell,” Trump said in an interview with NDTV, referring to the administration of Joe Biden and the Democratic Party. “When you look at what’s happened in two years (during Joe Biden’s tenure so far), the United States, we’ve never been in a position like this.”
Trump supporters on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021.
He was asked if he realized his claims of an “illegal” election could have violent consequences – such as the storming of the US government headquarters by his supporters on June 6. January 2021, shortly after he lost the election. He replied: “Democrats have been saying that for a long time about different elections… It’s the people who are complaining now who are the big complainers about 2016.”
As for the January 6 “revolt” there have been nearly 900 arrests so far, more than 300 convictions, but a significant part is still being investigated – whether Donald Trump knows the claims ” stealing” will lead to violence or not. Mr. Trump denied he knew.
