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Former President George W. Bush called the insurrection "disgusting and disheartening." "This is how results are discussed in a banana republic," he added. Leaders around the world condemn the violent coup attempt by Trump and his allies after the assault on the US Capitol Trump's former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis predicted a bleak future for the soon-to-be former president: "Trump will deservedly remain a man without a country." World leaders also regretted what happened. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called it "disgraceful." Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he considered American institutions to be strong and that he hoped everything would return to normal quickly.
Irish defense and foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney said we must call it what it is "a deliberate assault on democracy by a president and his supporters trying to overthrow a free and fair election." Instead, Trump tweeted hollow words to his 88 million followers, asking them to "stay calm" and "respect the law." The message was seen as lukewarm given that Europe Cell Phone Number List Trump intertwined it with compliments for his acolytes such as "we love you" or "you are special." Members of Trump's own circle urged him to be tougher, but he resisted, maintaining the attitude of refusing to give a harsher sentence to his followers, which he has continued to have even in episodes of violence and bloodshed. One of the first examples of this came in 2017, amid the Charlottesville riots . Trump's former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney pleaded on Twitter amid Wednesday's chaos. "The president's tweet is not enough. He can stop it now and he has to do exactly that.
Tell your followers to go home ." It didn't work. Trump continued with his statements on the social network by publishing a video in which he reaffirmed his lies that he won the 2020 elections. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube removed the president's video and temporarily closed his accounts . . The gears of the Government continue to work although Trump's future is uncertain Despite the relentless weakening of democratic rules during the Trump presidency, the wheels of the United States Government remain in motion, the congressmen reconvened on Wednesday night continued with the counting of electoral votes that will inevitably confirm Biden as the clear winner of the elections . But the final two weeks of Trump's presidency are less clear. Multiple reports were published in the hours after the coup attempt that spoke of internal deliberations on how to deal with the outgoing president.
Irish defense and foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney said we must call it what it is "a deliberate assault on democracy by a president and his supporters trying to overthrow a free and fair election." Instead, Trump tweeted hollow words to his 88 million followers, asking them to "stay calm" and "respect the law." The message was seen as lukewarm given that Europe Cell Phone Number List Trump intertwined it with compliments for his acolytes such as "we love you" or "you are special." Members of Trump's own circle urged him to be tougher, but he resisted, maintaining the attitude of refusing to give a harsher sentence to his followers, which he has continued to have even in episodes of violence and bloodshed. One of the first examples of this came in 2017, amid the Charlottesville riots . Trump's former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney pleaded on Twitter amid Wednesday's chaos. "The president's tweet is not enough. He can stop it now and he has to do exactly that.
Tell your followers to go home ." It didn't work. Trump continued with his statements on the social network by publishing a video in which he reaffirmed his lies that he won the 2020 elections. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube removed the president's video and temporarily closed his accounts . . The gears of the Government continue to work although Trump's future is uncertain Despite the relentless weakening of democratic rules during the Trump presidency, the wheels of the United States Government remain in motion, the congressmen reconvened on Wednesday night continued with the counting of electoral votes that will inevitably confirm Biden as the clear winner of the elections . But the final two weeks of Trump's presidency are less clear. Multiple reports were published in the hours after the coup attempt that spoke of internal deliberations on how to deal with the outgoing president.