{"id":11432,"date":"2021-01-07T23:48:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T07:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=11432"},"modified":"2021-01-08T07:09:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T15:09:28","slug":"post1-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=11432","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Trump, facing removal threats, concedes election&#8221;, Politico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <span class=\"vcard\">Anita Kumar<\/span>\u00a0and <span class=\"vcard\">Mathew Choi, 01\/07\/2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>In a video statement, the president called for unity after Wednesday\u2019s violence at the Capitol, but some say it came too late.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"page-content__row page-content__row--story\">\n<div class=\"container container--story story-layout--fluid-fixed\">\n<div class=\"container__column container__column--story summary-middle\">\n<div class=\"container__row container__row--story story-layout--fixed-fluid\">\n<div class=\"container__column container__column--story center-horizontally\">\n<div class=\"story-text\">\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">In the face of growing calls for his removal, President Donald Trump finally acknowledged on Thursday night that he\u2019d lost the presidential election to Joe Biden and called for the country to come together.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">In a video released by the White House, Trump delivered what has become the customary statement most unsuccessful candidates issue hours after an election, though he never congratulated Biden or even uttered his name.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"story-enhancement\">\n<div id=\"pol-05-wrap\" class=\"content-group ad is-loaded\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">\u201cWe have just been through an intense election and emotions are high,\u201d he said. \u201cBut now tempers must be cooled and calm restored. We must get on with the business of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container__column container__column--story hide-under-small\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"page-content__row page-content__row--story main-section\">\n<div class=\"container container--story story-layout--fixed-fluid\">\n<div class=\"container__column container__column--story\">\n<div class=\"container__row container__row--story story-layout--fluid-fixed\">\n<div class=\"container__column container__column--story center-horizontally\">\n<div class=\"story-text\">\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">Trump said he would focus his final days in office on ensuring a smooth transition of power.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">\u201cNow Congress has certified the results. A new administration will be inaugurated on Jan. 20,\u201d he said. \u201cMy focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. This moment calls for healing and reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"story-enhancement \">\n<div class=\"dispatch-parent story-enhancement bump-in\">\n<section class=\"dispatch-parent-flex\">\n<div class=\"dispatch-today\">\n<div class=\"headline\">\n<h4 class=\"dispatch-header head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/podcasts\/dispatch\" target=\"_blank\">POLITICO DISPATCH:<\/a> JANUARY 8<\/h4>\n<p class=\"dek\">As lawmakers call for President Trump&#8217;s removal from office after Wednesday&#8217;s violent attempted coup, Trump is surrounding himself with an increasingly small circle of advisers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dispatch-podcast\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/f5e4c854-2bba-4979-b5bd-426b4303b648?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"dispatch-subscribe\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/politico-dispatch\/id1500970749\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe on Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS95MnJxWWJwNA&amp;ved=0CAAQ4aUDahcKEwiYj7OCj5DoAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCg\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe on Google Podcasts<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">Trump recorded the speech at the White House on Thursday after several Republican allies urged him to speak out following Wednesday\u2019s deadly clashes at the Capitol after pro-Trump protesters stormed the building, delaying the certification of Biden\u2019s win.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">Steve Cortes, a senior Trump campaign adviser, described Trump\u2019s statement as \u201cpitch perfect\u201d in tone and substance. \u201cWe cannot pretend that Biden won legitimately, but we must also acknowledge the present reality and move forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">But Trump\u2019s speech might have come too late. He faces calls for his removal from office and for criminal charges to be filed over his remarks inciting supporters on Wednesday. His aides are abandoning him in droves, and some allies no longer support his potential candidacy in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer joined others in both parties on Thursday in calling on Trump to be removed from office \u2014 either by impeaching him for the second time, or pressuring Vice President Mike Pence and Cabinet officials to invoke the 25th Amendment process. Pence\u2018s office declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">And on Thursday night, the editorial board at the conservative Wall Street Journal, a Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/donald-trumps-final-days-11610062773?mod=e2two\" target=\"_blank\">called on Trump to resign.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">\u201cToo little too late,\u201d Michael Short, a former White House spokesperson and veteran GOP operative said of Trump\u2019s statement. \u201cFour and potentially a fifth person are dead, dozens of police injured, national security documents may be missing, and there was not one ounce of contrition.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/12\/21\/trump-pressure-campaign-overturn-election-449486\" target=\"_blank\">Trump spent two months trying to overturn the election<\/a>, alleging fraud with scant evidence, pressuring state leaders, threatening Republicans who disobeyed him, even criticizing his own vice president.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"story-enhancement has-borders\">\n<article class=\"media-item orient--horizontal-fixed-fluid parenthetical\">\n<div class=\"media-item__image\">\n<div class=\"media-item__image-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"art \">\n<div class=\"fig-graphic\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/dims4\/default\/7ef17a4\/2147483647\/resize\/2000x\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F3c%2F4e%2F4c5ff138447bb998bf8686a2a751%2Fhp-capitol.png\" media=\"(min-width: 1921px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/dims4\/default\/b7b769a\/2147483647\/resize\/1920x\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F3c%2F4e%2F4c5ff138447bb998bf8686a2a751%2Fhp-capitol.png\" media=\"(min-width: 1681px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/dims4\/default\/44907fc\/2147483647\/resize\/1160x\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F3c%2F4e%2F4c5ff138447bb998bf8686a2a751%2Fhp-capitol.png\" media=\"(min-width: 1012px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/dims4\/default\/e6f0c1e\/2147483647\/resize\/971x\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F3c%2F4e%2F4c5ff138447bb998bf8686a2a751%2Fhp-capitol.png\" media=\"(min-width: 667px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/dims4\/default\/0e6d2ed\/2147483647\/resize\/646x\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F3c%2F4e%2F4c5ff138447bb998bf8686a2a751%2Fhp-capitol.png\" media=\"(min-width: 485px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/dims4\/default\/2f66c7a\/2147483647\/resize\/463x\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F3c%2F4e%2F4c5ff138447bb998bf8686a2a751%2Fhp-capitol.png\" media=\"(max-width: 484px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"U.S. Capitol\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/dims4\/default\/cf9eef2\/2147483647\/resize\/1160x%3E\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F3c%2F4e%2F4c5ff138447bb998bf8686a2a751%2Fhp-capitol.png\" alt=\"U.S. Capitol\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media-item__summary\">\n<header class=\"summary-header\">\n<p class=\"category override-category--core\"><a class=\"js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_parenthetical&amp;lindex=1&amp;lcol=ar_vertical\">CONGRESS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<h2 class=\"headline \"><a class=\"js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/01\/06\/electoral-college-certification-halted-amid-massive-pro-trump-demonstration-455495\" target=\"_top\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_parenthetical&amp;lindex=1&amp;lcol=ar_vertical\">Hill chaos turns deadly after rioters storm Capitol<\/a><\/h2>\n<footer class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"byline\">BY <a class=\"url fn js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/staff\/sarah-ferris\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"author\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_parenthetical&amp;lindex=1&amp;lcol=ar_vertical\">SARAH FERRIS<\/a>, <a class=\"url fn js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/staff\/olivia-beavers\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"author\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_parenthetical&amp;lindex=1&amp;lcol=ar_vertical\">OLIVIA BEAVERS<\/a>, <a class=\"url fn js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/staff\/melanie-zanona\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"author\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_parenthetical&amp;lindex=1&amp;lcol=ar_vertical\">MELANIE ZANONA<\/a>, <a class=\"url fn js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/staff\/burgess-everett\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"author\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_parenthetical&amp;lindex=1&amp;lcol=ar_vertical\">BURGESS EVERETT<\/a> AND <a class=\"url fn js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/staff\/marianne-levine\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"author\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_parenthetical&amp;lindex=1&amp;lcol=ar_vertical\">MARIANNE LEVINE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">He tried to justify his campaign on Thursday as an effort to \u201censure the integrity of the vote,\u201d even though local and state officials across the country denied there was any reason for concern, and as he lost dozens of court cases in which he sought to reverse his loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">\u201cServing as your president has been the honor of my lifetime,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd to all of my wonderful supporters, I know you are disappointed. But I also want you to know that our incredible journey is only just beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">In his first on-camera remarks since the protest, he also on Thursday condemned the violence and lawlessness that overtook Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">\u201cLike all Americans, I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem,\u201d he said. \u201cAmerica is and must always be a nation of law and order. The demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol have defiled the seat of American democracy. To those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. And to those who broke the law, you will pay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">The statement was a stark contrast to the lighthearted messages he had sent out shortly after the rioters broke into the Capitol and drove the complex into lockdown. Though he told the rioters at the time to be peaceful, Trump said, \u201cWe love you,\u201d and called the participants \u201cspecial.\u201d He also wrote in a since-removed tweet: \u201cThese are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously &amp; viciously stripped away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\">Numerous social media platforms removed his posts and disabled his accounts for further inciting violence. Trump\u2019s video statement on Thursday was also his first post since Twitter lifted a 12-hour freeze on his account.<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\"><i>Daniel Lippman and Gabby Orr contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/01\/07\/trump-condemns-capitol-riot-456207\">Politico<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"story-enhancement bump-in \">\n<section class=\"sign-up orient--horizontal\">\n<div class=\"sign-up__column\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Anita Kumar\u00a0and Mathew Choi, 01\/07\/2021 In a video statement, the president called for unity after Wednesday\u2019s violence at the Capitol, but some say it came too late. In the face of growing calls for his removal, President Donald Trump finally acknowledged on Thursday night that he\u2019d lost the presidential election to Joe Biden and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001004,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11432"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001004"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11432"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11440,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11432\/revisions\/11440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}