This Saturday’s op-ed is a quick and sharp one. The New York PostThere has been an editorial board that stated there “is no defense” for Donald Trump’s “refusal to stop the violence”January 6, and that the former president “has proven himself unworthy to be this country’s chief executive again.”
The 262-word piece in the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid cuts through the many layers of information brought to the surface by the Jan. 6 committee and gets right to the point, as they see it: Trump’s lack of action as he “sat in his private dining room, watching TV, doing nothing”For “three hours, seven minutes”While his followers stormed America’s Capitol, he was “incitement by silence.”
“There has been much debate over whether Trump’s rally speech on Jan. 6, 2021, constituted ‘incitement,’”The editorial staff wrote. “That’s somewhat of a red herring. What matters more — and has become crystal clear in recent days — is that Trump didn’t lift a finger to stop the violence that followed.”
According to the outlet, Trump was the only person who could stop what was happening because the crowd was not listening.
“It was incitement by silence,”The Post wrote. “Trump only wanted one thing during that infamous afternoon: to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to decertify the election of Joe Biden. He thought the violence of his loyal followers would make Pence crack, or delay the vote altogether.”
Trump chose to leave the crowd out of control, despite being advised by his family, advisers, and aides to do so. “further fanned the flames”We condemn Mike Pence for failing to reverse the election results.
“His only focus was to find any means — damn the consequences — to block the peaceful transfer of power,”The outlet wrote. “There is no other explanation, just as there is no defense, for his refusal to stop the violence.”
It was concluded: “It’s up to the Justice Department to decide if this is a crime. But as a matter of principle, as a matter ofcharacter, Trump has proven himself unworthy to be this country’s chief executive again.”
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