Barack Obama slams Donald Trump, says 'violence at Capitol Hill a moment of great dishonour and shame' for US
Former US President Barack Obama has slammed his Republican successor and outgoing President Donald Trump and said history would remember the attack on US Capitol "incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonour and shame for our nation.""
Jan 07, 2021, 11:27 AM ISTCapitol Hill riots: World leaders appalled by violence in US, appeal for peace
Other allies were similarly appalled at what they described as an attack on American democracy, though some said they believed US Democratic institutions would withstand the turmoil. Some leaders singled out Trump for harsh criticism.
Jan 07, 2021, 10:47 AM ISTAfter calling pro-Trump supporters 'patriots', Ivanka Trump takes U-turn, deletes old tweet on Capitol Hills violence
Ivanka, who is the White House advisor, had faced criticism for calling pro-Trump rioters that stormed the US Capitol as ''patriots'' on social networking platform Twitter.
Jan 07, 2021, 10:33 AM IST