Published 13:17 IST, January 7th 2021

Biden slams Trump supporters for Capitol 'insurrection', calls it 'assault on democracy'

"Our democracy's under unprecedented assault,” Biden said in a televised address in  Wilmington, expressing outrage outside his home state of Delaware.

Reported by: Zaini Majeed
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US president-elect Joe Biden condemned Capitol inving as "insurrection" after pro-Trump supporters stormed into US Capitol Hill pounding on doors, smashing glasses and ensuing violence to disrupt electoral certification process. Deuncing chaos and violence, Biden called out at outgoing US president Donald Trump to appear on national television and dress mob. "This is t dissent. It's a disorder. It borders on sedition. And it must end w," Biden told Americans

"Our democracy's under unprecedented assault," Biden said in a televised dress in Wilmington, expressing outr outside his home state of Delaware. " scenes of chaos at Capitol do t reflect a true America," he stressed, ding that DC riots were “an assault on citel of liberty, Capitol itself, unlike anything we’ve seen in modern times”. 78-year-old Democrat candidate spoke as National guards and DC police attempted to bring chaotic situation under control, clearing hequarters for Republican National Committee after y found a pipe bomb outside.  

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“Let me be very clear. scenes of chaos at Capitol do t reflect a true America. Do t represent who we are. What we're seeing is a small number of extremists dedicated to lawlessness. This is t dissent. It's chaos. It borders on sedition. And it must end w,” Biden asserted, as reports of armed militia storming into state capitol in Lansing, Michigan emerged and security forces scrambled to clampdown area under curfew.

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One woman fatally shot, 4 total deaths

As US president-elect dressed nation at 4 pm on US east coast, armed forces deployed, were seen rushing inside Capitol building in foots where rioters took control of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. Stills from violent standoff between armed guards and pro-Trump supporters appeared LIVE on television. As per reports a woman was fatally shot, at least four were de, as DC police struggled to restrict mob outside doors of Chambers and detonate bomb retrieved along wall of RNC hequarters. Meanwhile, former Republican President George W. Bush condemned rioting and violence, reiterating Biden's appeal, appalled by "reckless behavior of some political leers since election." 

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13:17 IST, January 7th 2021