Joe Biden ran on bringing back normalcy. With COVID, riots and a looming impeachment trial, that task just got tougher Ledyard King, USA TODAY
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WASHINGTON – Joe Biden rooted his candidacy in the notion Americans want a return to normalcy, a sense of calm, the ideal that – while more work is to be done – people could disagree respectfully after four tumultuous years of President Donald Trump.
But nothing will be normal about the start of this presidency.
Biden will take his oath of office Wednesday in a heavily fortified Washington, D.C., where thousands of National Guard troops stand guard in front of a Capitol that was just assaulted by a pro-Trump mob. He’ll pledge unity as people across the nation still doubt his legitimacy. And he’ll preach calm as the Senate prepares to hold an impeachment trial to decide his predecessor s culpability in the Jan. 6 riot.
Cincinnati Enquirer
The program? To hear firsthand from six Trump loyalists who attended the Jan,. 6 rally in Washington D.C. – the very rally that ended with a riot at the U.S. Capitol and the second impeachment for the president.
Chris Hicks, a Clermont County Republican and leader of Clermont for Trump organization, wanted the public to hear from local people who went.
The 40 people who showed up to the R.J. Cinema and Distillery in Union Township Wednesday didn t blame Trump for the riot that ensued. I support him more than I ever did, Doug Gerrard, of Owensville, told The Enquirer outside the theater. He still speaks for me. He s being attacked by the news media. He s being attacked by the Democrats, I don t think it s for any reason.