u.s. capitol where the rioters ransacked it 12 months ago, biden accused donald trump of putting his bruised ego before country. and here s the truth. a former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. he s done so because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interests as more important than his country ice interests, than america s interests, and because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. president biden s speech is one of many notable events today to mark one of the darkest days in american history one year since a violent mob of supporters stormed the u.s. capitol in a failed attempt to overturn his election defeat. five people died in the
fueled, and did nothing to stop that attack. joining me is madeleine dean of pennsylvania. thanks for being here, congresswoman. you said recently, a year ago i believed the attack on the cathedral of our democracy would expose the dangers of anti-democratic laws of a stolen election. as well as the freshs fragility of a republic. i hoped it would pull us together as a people. i was wrong. what do you do knowing that democracy is at greater risk today than it was one year ago? well, thank you for having me, kate. i m here because i wouldn t want to be anywhere else. i want to make sure that we remember this day, we reflect upon this day, and that we recommit ourselves to our democracy because of the very lies that stormed the capitol literally one year ago today still threaten our democracy. that s why i was particularly pleased to hear the powerful speech of president biden with
we ll pull away from senator chuck schumer on the senate floor right now. hello. i m kate bolduan. we ll turn to another speech, a historic speech on a historic day. president biden laying the blame squarely on his predecessor today for the violent insurrection on the u.s. capitol that happened a year ago today. biden going further, farther, and harder than he ever has when talking about the horrific day and who is responsible. for the first time in our history, a president had not just lost an election, he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as violent mob breached the capitol. but they failed. they failed. on this day of remembrance, we must make sure that such an attack never, never happens again. and the president didn t stop there. while in statuary hall of the
and they know better. they know better. but they are still a propaganda outlet for him and cover up their own involvement in the attack on democracy and attack by this institution, which is why, it will be fascinating to watch how this plays out, how it plays out in the investigation. but the president of the united states today trying to shake people, maybe people that didn t vote for him, saying, this day was different. listen. finally the third big lie told by a former president and his supporters. since the mob who sought to impose their will to violence on the nation s two patriots. is that what you thought? when you looked and the mob ransacking the capitol, destroying property? literally defecating in the hallways? rifling through the risks of senators and representatives, hunting down members of congress.
reporter: then trump proceeded to call out his own vice president. and mike pence is going to have to come through us. and if he doesn t, that will be a sad day for our country. reporter: he lied about the election and urged his followers to march on the capitol. and we fight, we fight like hell, and if you don t fight like hell, you re not going to have a country anymore. reporter: a year on from the january insurrection, we ve learned much more about how the day unfolded, who the players were, how they organized, communicated, and attacked the capitol. more video has come out revealing how dangerous it truly was. usa! usa! reporter: as trump spoke on the ellipse, the first clashes between protesters and police while vice president mike pence made clear he would follow the law and congress started to certify the electoral college vote. it wasn t long before the scene quickly unraveled. we have been told by capitol police that the capitol is in lockdown. reporter: pen