Trump leaves Biden a’random crowd’

Trump supporters raided Congress on the 6th (local time). [UPI=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 that day, a joint Senate-Household meeting was held presided over by Vice President Mike Pence to finalize the vote of the US presidential elections, but hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump who refused the election result raided the US Congress and the lawmakers flee. According to the Associated Press and CNN, four people were killed in the unrest. The parliamentary joint meeting was resumed only after the National Guard was put in and a curfew was issued.

① Biden with his homework = President Trump, leaving for this situation, left President-elect Joe Biden a’random group’. It wasn’t until the end of his retirement. NYT evaluated that “the Trump era has come to an end with violence”, but the momentum of Trumpism is not expected to decline. Bringing the divided United States together has become the biggest task for the Biden government.
Biden-elect declared in his victory speech in November last year that it was “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. Biden said on the day that “this situation is devastating,” but “this event does not tell the United States.” However, there are fears that unrest will recur at Biden’s inauguration ceremony on the 20th.
James Kim, director of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, said, “The fact that the supporters of the Republican Party are divided into older generations and pro-Trump camps tells us that Trumpism is still alive.” In the midterm elections next year, the Democratic Party may again give away the majority.”

US President-elect Joe Biden at a press conference on the 6th (local time). [로이터=연합뉴스]

② Tradition has collapsed = The reason this situation is so serious for Biden-elect is that it cannot be dismissed as a one-off act of aberration by the fierce Trump supporters. Since the advent of President Trump, many of the traditional US politics have been demolished. In particular, the conspiracy theory of election denial has already garnered considerable response among Trump supporters. ‘The Dominion voting system used in the presidential election has removed the Trump vote’, ‘200,000 votes in Arizona have been converted to biden’s’ and’In Atlanta, the ballot was removed from the bag’. It is spinning. These are the representative rumors that The New York Times announced on the 6th that they were false with a fact check. Nevertheless, the loyalists who are unable to accept Trump’s defeat are disapproving of allegations of fraudulent voting and manipulation of votes and rejecting the Biden government.
Up until now, the tradition of the United States has been the presidential robe. Al Gore’s victory over the presidential election in 2000 was defeated by George W. Bush. Gore, who had been defeated in Florida at the time, demanded a recount but accepted when the Supreme Court decided to stop the recount. In his final speech, he clarified his victory for the presidential election with a joke saying, “I will never call you again.” But President Trump broke this tradition by encouraging supporters until the day of the official election, and how to overcome it was entirely up to Biden-elect.
There are also concerns that the US government will fall into an anomie crisis with only two weeks left for President Trump. President Trump’s impeachment or the invocation of Article 25 of the Amendment is being discussed by some. The confusing political situation is also the responsibility of Biden-elect.

US President Donald Trump speaking in front of the White House on the 6th (local time). [EPA=연합뉴스]

③ First Occupation = The United States was shocked by an unprecedented raid. Senator Corey Booker of the Democratic Party raised his voice, saying, “It is the second time since the Anglo-American War in 1812 that the sacred space of citizens has been occupied in American history.” CNN Senior Political Analyst John Ablon criticized “Trump’s massacre against the United States ended in a coup.”
The accountability argument against President Trump, who provoked the protesters, also continued. President Trump once again suggested his dissatisfaction with the presidential election, saying, “We will become president” in front of the protesters gathered in front of the White House. Twitter calls its supporters “great patriots who have been unfairly treated for a long time,” and said, “This day will be remembered forever.” Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, pointed out that “today is a revolt initiated by the US president.”
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.
As things escalate, Twitter deleted President Trump’s “Patriot Remarks” tweet and closed the account for twelve hours. Facebook and YouTube also deleted the video speech of President Trump.
Reporter Lee Yoo-jung [email protected]