U.S. President Donald Trump sent out a new tweet on Friday morning, saying the 75 million people who voted for him will have a “tremendous voice” in the future, and that he will not attend the Jan. 20 inauguration.
“The 75 million great American patriots who voted for me, ‘America First’ and ‘America Great Again,’ [their] tremendous voice extends into the future,” he wrote. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!”
The 75,000,000 Great American Patriots Who Voted for Me, America First, and Make America Great Again, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021
He later posted that he would not be attending Mr. Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
On Wednesday, a large crowd of Trump supporters gathered near the U.S. Capitol, and then some broke into the building. In the chaos, one Capitol police officer and four protesters died, including a woman who was shot and later died.
After the riots, a joint session of Congress resumed and certified Democrat Joe Biden as the president-elect. But President Donald Trump has said for months that the November 3 U.S. election was rife with irregularities, fraud and unconstitutional conduct.
In a video message Thursday night, the president said his focus is now on “ensuring a smooth, orderly and smooth transition of power. This is a time of healing and healing.”
“The year 2020 will be full of challenges,” Trump added. “A heinous epidemic has turned our lives upside down. Millions of people have been quarantined, our economy has been destroyed, and countless lives have been lost.”
The president also noted that if the novel coronavirus and other challenges are to be overcome, “it will take all of us working together.”
“[We] need to re-emphasize the values of patriotism, faith, charity, community and family. We must renew the sacred love and loyalty that will unite us as one national family.” He said.
Trump also condemned the violence inside the Capitol building, which led to the lockdown of the House and Senate chambers and the delay in the accreditation of the Electoral College.
Some news outlets, lawmakers and critics have said Trump was responsible for Wednesday’s violence. In a speech to his supporters, Trump repeated allegations of electoral irregularities and fraud. However, he did not call on his supporters to attack the parliament building. He later told them to “go home in peace”.
Some of the Trump supporters interviewed by the Epoch Times said he did not tell anyone to start the riot.
Tony Good, a Marine Corps veteran, traveled from Florida to attend the rally. He heard the president speak Wednesday morning. He said Trump did not incite violence in his speech.
“No, absolutely not. “There is a difference between incitement and standing on convictions,” Gude told the Epoch Times. “He didn’t tell anyone to mount a revolt. He told people that it is our right, an American right, to protest.”
Another Florida resident, Elizabeth Rowell, said Trump did not incite anyone to violence. “I never felt unsafe. I met many great patriots along the way.” “The whole time we were there, we were chanting ‘U-S-A’ and singing the national anthem,” she said.
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