Biden took control of the House and Senate, but… Trump left behind a’random crowd’

Protesters occupying Rotunda Hall of the Capitol. [EPA=연합뉴스]

“A frenzy swept over the fortress of American democracy.”

The New York Times (NYT) described the unprecedented occupation of the Washington DC Capitol on the 6th (local time): On the same day, a joint Senate-House meeting was held presided over by Vice President Mike Pence to finalize the vote of the U.S. presidential electoral group, but hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump who refused the election result raided the U.S. Congress and the lawmakers flee. According to the Associated Press and CNN, four protesters were killed while entering the capitol. According to NYT, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked the government to put in the National Guard, President Trump virtually rejected it. It was Vice President Pence who approved the force.

The National Guard was put in, a curfew was issued, and the joint parliamentary meeting was resumed six hours after the cessation. At a subsequent meeting, some Republican lawmakers objected to the results of the Arizona-Pennsylvania presidential election, which lengthened the meeting, but the victory of President-elect Joe Biden was finally approved after discussion and voting.

Protesters who broke into the Senate main hall and occupied the chairman’s seat of the Senate. [AFP=연합뉴스]

The Democratic Party won both seats in the final vote for the Georgian federal senators held on the 5th, and the Senate seats of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party were tied at 50-50. The Democratic Party led the Senate with the vice president, who also serves as the Senate Chairman, holding the’casting boat’. The Biden administration gained strength in promoting policies by winning the presidential election and forming a’triple crown’ that simultaneously dominates the Senate and House.

However, the occupation of the Capitol left the task of unifying the divided United States for Biden. NYT evaluated that “the Trump era has come to an end with violence,” but the momentum of Trumpism (a phenomenon of enthusiasm for Trump’s extreme claims) is not expected to decline. President Trump’s “frenzy crowd” will continue to be a headache for Biden-elect.

In his speech to win the presidential election in November last year, Elect Biden declared “It is time for the United States to heal.” However, it is now time to stop the US amputation before the US is healed. Before the regime was even launched, he had the homework of unifying national opinion. On the 6th, elected Biden said, “This incident is a big blow,” but “this incident does not tell the United States.” However, there is also a concern that unrest will occur again at the inauguration ceremony of the president on the 20th. James Kim, head of the US Center for Asan Institute for Policy Studies, said, “The fact that the Republican supporters are divided into older generations and the pro-Trump camp tells us that Trumpism is still alive.” The Democratic Party could again give the Republican majority party.”

On this day, a protester with a national flag and a star and stripes was spotted on the screen of the live broadcast of the intrusion of the Capitol Hill. [사진 NBC방송 캡처]

The reason this situation is serious for Biden-elect is that it cannot be dismissed as a one-off act of aberrations by the intense Trump supporters. With only two weeks left for President Trump’s term of office, President Trump’s impeachment or suspension of office is being discussed. The chaotic political situation during the regime change is also the responsibility of Biden-elect.

Meanwhile, Twitter closed down President Trump’s Twitter account, which fueled protests against the presidential election, for 12 hours. Facebook and YouTube also deleted videos from President Trump’s video speech.

Reporters Yoo-jung Lee and Min-jung Lee [email protected]