BERLIN ¨C Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on Thursday placed the blame for the mob violence at the U.S. Capitol a day before squarely on President Donald Trump, although she and other leaders of the United State¡¯s strongest allies in Europe expressed faith in the strength of American democracy.
¡°These pictures made me angry and sad,¡± Merkel said, speaking before an online gathering of her conservative party¡¯s Bavarian partners, the Christian Social Union, minutes after the U.S. Congress confirmed President-elect Joe Biden¡¯s victory.
¡°I deeply regret that since November, President Trump has not accepted that he lost, and did not do so again yesterday,¡± the chancellor said. ¡°He stoked uncertainties about the election outcome, and that created an atmosphere that made the events of last night possible.¡±
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