Former US President Barack Obama said the storming of the US Capitol on Wednesday was incited by Republican President Donald Trump.
Published : 07 Jan 2021, 07:22 AM
"History will rightly remember today's violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonour and shame for our nation," Obama, a Democrat, said in a statement.
Former President Obama placed blame directly on President Trump for the violence in and around the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, calling it "a moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation" https://t.co/dFs9Wu11e1
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