Biden Says ‘White Supremacy’ Drove Trump’s Jan. 6 Rioters
- President described the riot in context of racist episodes
- Biden spoke at Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington
President Joe Biden speaks during 10th anniversary celebration of the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 21.
Photographer: Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg
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President Joe Biden said Thursday that white supremacy motivated supporters of Donald Trump who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and accused the former president of appealing to racists.
“The violent, deadly insurrection on the Capitol nine months ago, it was about white supremacy, in my opinion,” Biden said of the Jan. 6 riot, during a speech acknowledging the 10-year anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington.