Barack Obama calls Capitol chaos 'dishonour, shame' for US

Former President of the United States Barack Obama has described the unprecedented chaos at the Capitol as a moment of great dishonour and shame for the nationHistory will rightly remember todays violence at the Capitol incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election as a moment of great dishonour and shame for our nation But wed be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise Obama said in a statement posted on TwitterThe ExUS President blasted the Republican Party and its accompanying media ecosystem for refusing to acknowledge this was not a particularly close election and that Presidentelect Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 20Their fantasy narrative has spiralled further and further from reality and it builds upon years of sown resentments he saidObama called on Republican lawmakers to choose reality and choose America or continue stoking the raging firesThe former Democratic President expressed optimism over the number of Republicans who spoke out against Trump on WednesdayTheir voices add to the examples of Republican state and local election officials in states like Georgia whove refused to be intimidated and have discharged their duties honourably Obama saidWe need more leaders like these right now and in the days weeks and months ahead as Presidentelect Biden works to restore a common purpose to our politics Its up to all of us as Americans regardless of party to support him in that goalObamas statement came in the wake of US President Donald Trump conceding against Presidentelect Joe Biden on Thursday saying that there would be an orderly transition of power on January 20 shortly after Congress affirmed the Democrats Electoral College victoryEven though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election and the facts bear me out nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20thI have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were countedWhile this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history its only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again Trump said in a statement which was posted on the social media by senior White House aide Don Scavino since Twitter and Facebook temporarily blocked the PresidentTrumps statement came shortly after Vice President Mike Pence announced before a joint session of Congress at about 4 am on Thursday morning that Biden and Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris had won 306 votes over his and Trumps 232On Wednesday night lawmakers formally tabulated each states Electoral College votes a final step before Biden will be inaugurated as the countrys 46th PresidentThe joint session commenced on Wednesday after thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building deemed as the citadel of American democracy on Wednesday afternoon forcing proceedings to count Electoral College votes cast in the November 3 2020 presidential election to haltLawmakers had to be evacuated from the House and the Senate and the Capitol was vandalisedOne of the rioters who broke into the Senate chamber sat in the chair on the dais reserved for the presiding officer while yelling in support of TrumpAnother swung from the base of the visitors gallery while a third was seen with his feet propped up on a desk in Pelosis officeAt least four people have been killed 52 arrested and 14 police officers injured as a result of the violenceBefore the chaos unfolded Trump told a crowd of supporters earlier in the day that he would never concede and had put pressure on Republicans to challenge the election certificationKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever