President biden blasts trump for ‘spreading a web of lies’ in a jan. 6 speech

President biden blasts trump for ‘spreading a web of lies’ in a jan. 6 speech

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President Biden marked the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol with a scathing speech in which he strongly condemned the violence and said his predecessor, Donald Trump, “has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election.” Speaking from Statuary Hall just outside the House chamber, Biden said that “for the first time time in our history, a president not just lost the election, he tried to prevent a peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the Capitol.””We must make sure that never happens again.” Thursday marks one year since a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building hoping to block lawmakers from certifying Biden’s 2020 election win. READ THIS STORY FOR FREE To continue reading, sign up for our newsletters and get unlimited access to WABE.org

President Biden marked the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol with a scathing speech in which he strongly condemned the violence and said his predecessor, Donald Trump, “has


created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election.” Speaking from Statuary Hall just outside the House chamber, Biden said that “for the first time time in our history, a president


not just lost the election, he tried to prevent a peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the Capitol.””We must make sure that never happens again.” Thursday marks one year


since a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building hoping to block lawmakers from certifying Biden’s 2020 election win. READ THIS STORY FOR FREE To continue reading, sign up


for our newsletters and get unlimited access to WABE.org