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Outgoing United States President Donald Trump on Thursday conceded defeat to President-Elect Joe Biden and condemned the previous day’s violence at the US Capitol in Washington DC. He called it a “heinous attack” and said he was “outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem”.
“America is and must always be a nation of law and order,” Trump said in a video message on Twitter. “To demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol: you have defiled the seat of American democracy. To those who engage in the acts of violence and destruction: you do not represent our country. And to those who broke the law: you will pay.”
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In a shocking development following the violent demonstration at the US Capitol, US President Donald Trump has reluctantly conceded defeat. In a statement on Thursday, Trump agreed to an orderly transition on January 20, allowing President-elect Joe Biden to be officially sworn in as the next US President and assume charge of the Oval Office in the White House. Even 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 20th. I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!, Trump said in a statement.