US President Donald Trump defended the protesters who caused the invasion of the federal parliament on the 6th (local time) as “great patriots” and faced a fierce backlash, belatedly, saying, “we must keep the law and order”. However, the US media raised their voices of criticism, saying, “The president virtually tolerated the violence.”
On his Twitter and Facebook page, President Trump referred to the protesters as “great patriots who have been treated so badly for a long time.” He also said, “These things and events happened when (my presidential election) the overwhelming victory disappeared viciously without any recognition,” and “remember this day forever.”
Earlier, President Trump attended a supporter’s rally in Ellips Park, south of the White House, Washington, DC, saying, “We will never give up. We will never surrender. We won. It was an overwhelming win. We will stop stealing. did.
As such remarks became known, pointed out that President Trump is highly responsible for the violence in the federal parliament. President Trump posted a video message on Twitter calling for the protesters to calm down, two hours after the outbreak, as political demands that the president must directly resolve the intrusion of protesters in the parliament. The Associated Press said, “The video was posted amid increasing numbers of Republican lawmakers who persistently appealed to the aid and warned them to speak out directly condemning the situation,” he said. He told the protesters on Twitter, “You have to go home now. We have to have peace, we have to keep the law and order.” However, at the same time, “we have a stolen election,” he still held the position of objection to the presidential election.
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