Biden, Congress to mark a year since violent insurrection

A large group of police arrive on a bus at the Capitol, on January 6, 2022, in Washington. Pic/AP

President Joe Biden is preparing to mark the first anniversary of the US Capitol insurrection, gathering with lawmakers to remember the violent attack that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy.

Marking the one-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, Biden and congressional Democrats will start Thursday in Statuary Hall, one of several spots where rioters swarmed a year ago and interrupted the electoral count.

Biden is expected to speak to the truth of what happened, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, and draw a contrast between that and "the lies some have spread since" - a reference to the continued refusal by many Republicans to affirm that Biden won the 2020 election.

"I would expect that President Biden will lay out the significance of what happened at the Capitol and the singular responsibility President Trump has for the chaos and carnage that we saw," Psaki said during Wednesday's press briefing.

A series of remembrance events during the day will be widely attended by Democrats, in person and virtually, but almost every Republican on Capitol Hill will be absent.

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