“It’s important for the American people to understand what really happened and to know that some of the forces that led to the January 6 raid on the Capitol are still working today,” he said.
US President Joe Biden called the January 6 attack on the Capitol “One of the darkest chapters in the history of our nation,” he said, adding that it was important for the American people to have a full account of the events at next week’s hearings.
“It is important for the American people to understand what really happened and to know that some of the forces that led to the January 6 raid on the Capitol are still working today.”said Biden from Los Angeles where he is.
“This is our democracy. “We must protect our democracy,” Biden said. “I must admit that I did not think it would be such an immediate challenge,” he said, adding that “the battle for America’s soul is far from over.”
“We can unite, Democrats and Republicans, to defend ourselves against anyone who puts a knife to the throat of our democracy,” he said.
Parliamentary Committee on Inquiry, which was criticized by the vast majority of the Republican Partypublished its first findings on Thursday night, in a hearing that was broadcast live on several television networks but not on Fox News.
Biden said he did not see the first congressional hearing on Thursday about the attacks.
