Wednesday, January 6, 2021

"Trump Incites Rioters And Terrorists" Nicholas Kristof

 

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"Trump Incites Rioters And Terrorists"

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By Nicholas Kristof

Opinion Columnist

This is a horrifying and shameful day in American history. A president incited rioters to attack the U.S. Capitol and interrupt the Constitutional process to select a new president.

“Our democracy is under unprecedented assault, unlike anything we have seen in modern times,” President-elect Joe Biden said. He described it as “an assault on the citadel of liberty, the Capitol itself.”

My column says that President Trump wraps himself in patriotic language and the flag, but then betrays his country when he unleashes rioters to interrupt the selection of the new president. I note that Trump egged the protesters on, as did Rudy Giuliani. Please read.



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