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In the aftermath of the violent insurrection on the U.S. Capitol last week, Twitter and Facebook de-platformed President Donald Trump. They effectively ended his unprecedented run of attention-hacking, gaslighting, and outright lies about the results of the 2020 presidential election.
It wasn’t just the president and leader of the free world who got this treatment. All of a sudden, the dominant social media platforms, including YouTube, also decided they had had enough of the incendiary groups QAnon, “Stop the Steal,” and related conspiracy groups that had been allowed to use their services to organize a movement that ultimately resulted in a deadly attempted coup.
Politics Has No Place for Violence
The man who shot me in 2017 and the Capitol Hill rioters all were radicalized by extreme rhetoric. Wonder Land: Amid the Electoral College challenge, the president is putting the substance of his achievements at risk. Image: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite By Steve Scalise Jan. 12, 2021 6:32 pm ET
I’m still angry after last week’s events at the Capitol. I mourn for Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died from injuries inflicted by rioters, and worry about the morale and safety of his fellow officers. My concerns continue for the safety of my colleagues, staff and members of the press who work in Washington. President Trump should have denounced the attack unequivocally as it was taking place.
What Trump Said to Supporters on Jan. 6 Before Their Capitol Riot
Democrats, seeking to impeach the president, say his comments incited the crowd to storm the building while lawmakers were certifying Biden’s election The Wall Street Journal analyzed hours of video and audio from the Capitol riot to better understand how a mob of thousands overran police and attacked the U.S. Capitol. Photo illustration: Laura Kammermann A Wall Street Journal Roundup Updated Jan. 12, 2021 7:50 pm ET
WASHINGTON At a rally at the Ellipse here on Jan. 6, President Trump urged supporters to march to the Capitol as he repeated his false claims of voter fraud and called on Vice President Mike Pence, who would preside over a joint session of Congress certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, to step in and reject the election results.
The House voted to impeach President Trump for an unprecedented second time, alleging he encouraged a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol as part of an effort to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s election win. Mitch McConnell doesn’t plan to bring the Senate back before Jan. 19, meaning a trial would occur during Mr. Biden’s term.
Updated Jan. 13, 2021 1:17 pm ET
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen more women for his cabinet than his six predecessors had at the start of their administrations, according to new research from the Brookings Institution, after women played a key role in his November election win.
The research from the Washington think tank, which was shared with The Wall Street Journal, also found that Mr. Biden’s planned cabinet nominations are on par with those of former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton when it comes to minority representation. Overall, Mr. Biden is on track to have the most diverse group of nominees for Senate-confirmed positions, including those that aren’t in the cabinet, the Brookings report said.