Biden says Trump should carry weight of US Capitol riot 'to his grave' in new book
Summary
In an excerpt from a memoir due later this month, former President Joe Biden said President Donald Trump should be held responsible for the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and criticized his pardons of people convicted in connection with the attack. The White House rejected Biden’s criticism and made its own allegations about Biden’s record. Biden is receiving treatment for prostate cancer and said it has limited his book promotion.Key Facts
- Biden wrote that the January 6 riot should follow Trump “to his grave.”
- Biden said people who attacked law-enforcement officers during the riot deserved prison terms, not pardons.
- The excerpt was published by The Atlantic on Monday, November 9, and the memoir is due later this month.
- Trump pardoned more than 1,000 people convicted for their roles in the riot and commuted the sentences of a dozen Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members, according to the article.
- White House spokesperson Lauren Bis called Biden the “worst president in American history” and criticized his administration’s record.
- Biden wrote about a meeting with Trump after Trump won the 2024 election, saying Trump had praised his job-creation record.
- Biden has said that prostate cancer treatment has slowed him at times and limited his promotional tour for the memoir.
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