At a CNN town hall, President Joe Biden slammed excuses made for the deadly US Capitol riot involving Trump supporters earlier this year.
During the town hall on July 21, the 78-year-old president answered questions on a wide range of issues in the US such as the hesitancy over the Covid vaccine, concerns about the economy, and voting rights.
When the conversation turned to the Capitol riot this past winter, the Democrat said that doesn't care if he is deemed to be the "Satan reincarnated" - there's simply no way the January 6 insurrection can be downplayed.
Regardless of personal politics, the fatal incident was in no way a "peaceful" protest in support of the ousted former President Donald Trump, he argued.
"I don’t care if you think I’m Satan reincarnated, the fact is you can’t look at that television and say nothing happened on January 6,", said Joe Biden, per Independent. "You can’t listen to people who say this was a peaceful march."
On January 6, a mob of people, who many believe was incited by Trump himself, breached the building, attacking Capitol police officers and forcing lawmakers to flee.
Five people including an on-duty Capitol police officer died in the riot in which armed pro-Trump protestors tried to prevent proceedings in Congress from taking place after Biden's election win.
On numerous occasions leading up to the storming of the Capitol, the 75-year-old Republican repeatedly made baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in favor of his opponent Biden.
Per Independent, in the months after the attack, over 500 people were arrested - including five members of a family who were charged by federal authorities.
The outlet adds that the 2020 US presidential election in November saw Biden win 81.2 million votes and Trump 74.2 million. As such, Biden became the very first candidate to win with more than 80 million votes.
More than 159.63 million people voted in the election, which was ultimately the most substantial voter turnout in American history, per the Council on Foreign Relations.
Commenting on the unprecedented statistics, Biden added during the town hall: "More people voted last time than any time in American history in the middle of the worst pandemic in history... They’re going to show up again."
Elsewhere in the town hall, the president said he felt "self-conscious" when 'Hail to the Chief' was first played for him.
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