McEnany says Trump strongly denounces any form of violence

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany urges Americans to unify and condemned the recent violent attack at the Capitol instigated by Trump supporters.
• The secretary also assured the Americans that the White House aims for a smooth and orderly transition of power.
• Trump was seen on a video message on Wednesday telling the protesters to calmly go home while continuously claiming that the election was taken away from him.

On Thursday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany called for the unity of Americans and decry the violent unrest at the U.S. Capitol initiated by followers of President Trump, who has yet to be seen in the public in over 24 hours.

The White House notified reporters around 5 p.m. of the same day about McEnany’s press briefing in 15 minutes.

The press secretary delivered a prepared statement written on behalf of the White House, including President Trump. McEnany clarified that the violence the previous day at the country’s capital was atrocious, disgraceful, and adversative to the ways of the American way, adding that the president and the whole cabinet firmly condemns it.

McEnany also guaranteed that everyone at the White House is working towards a peaceful and organized power transition. She also encouraged all Americans to unite and denounce the recent violence.

Without engaging with reporters, McEnany hastily left the briefing room.

The comments of the press secretary were following the chaotic incident that transpired at the  Capitol in the past 24 hours. A group of Trump supporters rushed the establishment in an attempt to stop the counting of Electoral College votes confirming the win of President-elect Joe Biden in the 2020 elections.

The pro-Trump group took the Capitol after the president gave a speech to demonstrators on the National Mall urging them to challenge the election outcomes.

Allies of the president and Cabinet members challenge him to actively condemn the violence himself but haven’t released any statement about it yet. Trump released a video message on Wednesday afternoon where he was seen telling the demonstrators to peacefully go home, calling them “very special”  and reiterated his claims about election fraud.

The president did not appear in the public on Thursday and wasn’t able to post on Twitter since his account has been suspended a day before due to inciting tweets.

He conveyed a statement through Dan Scavino, the deputy chief of staff for communications in the White House early on Thursday recognizing the end of his presidential term and repeating that while he’s not agreeable with the outcome of the 2020 election, power transition will be peaceful.

Following the 2020 elections, the Trump camp presented numerous legal challenges in key battleground states claiming voter scams and anomalies, but most of the lawsuits were junked by the courts.

Allegations of massive frauds have also been discredited by election authorities who proclaimed this year’s election was one of the most secure in the history of the U.S.

Source: The Hill