Merkel angry, sad after 'rioters' stormed U.S. Capitol

German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed anger on Thursday at the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump which she blamed on the fact the U.S. president has failed to recognise his defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.

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Updated:7th Jan, 2021 at 3:46 PM

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“We all saw yesterday the unsettling pictures of the storming of the U.S. Congress and these pictures made me angry and also sad,” Merkel told a meeting of German conservatives. “I regret that since November President Trump has not acknowledged his defeat and also yesterday.”

Merkel called the hundreds of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol “attackers and rioters” and said she was confident that Biden will be inaugurated as U.S. President in two weeks.

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Merkel angry, sad after 'rioters' stormed U.S. Capitol

German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed anger on Thursday at the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump which she blamed on the fact the U.S. president has failed to recognise his defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.

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