{"id":129946,"date":"2021-02-14T11:28:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T16:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=129946"},"modified":"2021-02-14T11:58:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T16:58:56","slug":"end-this-uncivil-war-biden-issues-statement-in-response-to-trump-acquittal-says-substance-of-the-charge-undisputed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/end-this-uncivil-war-biden-issues-statement-in-response-to-trump-acquittal-says-substance-of-the-charge-undisputed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018End This Uncivil War\u2019: Biden Issues Statement In Response To Trump Acquittal, Says \u2018Substance Of The Charge\u2019 Undisputed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fend-this-uncivil-war-biden-issues-statement-in-response-to-trump-acquittal-says-substance-of-the-charge-undisputed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=129946&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1135330399-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden issued a statement in response to former President Donald Trump\u2019s acquittal Saturday by claiming that the \u201csubstance\u201d of the charge against him is \u201cnot in dispute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Describing the recent turmoil as a \u201csad chapter in our history\u201d that has \u201creminded us that democracy is fragile,\u201d Biden admonished Americans to be \u201cever vigilant\u201d against violent extremism that would threaten their institutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Pres. Biden on the acquittal of former Pres. Trump:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended. That we must be ever vigilant. That violence and extremism has no place in America.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eE8lkvXiFs\">pic.twitter.com\/eE8lkvXiFs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1360794921012236290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Senate acquitted Trump 57-43 on Saturday after he was impeached by the House of Representatives for allegedly inciting an insurrection on Jan. 6, when a mob of his supporters broke into the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>After blasting his predecessor, Biden called for an end to what he described as \u201cthe uncivil war\u201d afflicting the United States. \u201cThat is the task ahead,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAnd it\u2019s a task we must undertake together. As the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/02\/13\/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-the-senate-vote-in-the-trial-of-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full statement<\/a> below:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>It was nearly two weeks ago that Jill and I paid our respects to Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who laid in honor in the Rotunda after losing his life protecting the Capitol from a riotous, violent mob on January 6, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Today, 57 Senators \u2013 including a record 7 Republicans \u2013 voted to find former President Trump guilty for inciting that deadly insurrection on our very democracy. The Senate vote followed the bipartisan vote to impeach him by the House of Representatives. While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute. Even those opposed to the conviction, like Senate Minority Leader McConnell, believe Donald Trump was guilty of a \u201cdisgraceful dereliction of duty\u201d and \u201cpractically and morally responsible for provoking\u201d the violence unleashed on the Capitol.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tonight, I am thinking about those who bravely stood guard that January day. I\u2019m thinking about all those who lost their lives, all those whose lives were threatened, and all those who are still today living with terror they lived through that day. And I\u2019m thinking of those who demonstrated the courage to protect the integrity of our democracy \u2013 Democrats and Republicans, election officials and judges, elected representatives and poll workers \u2013 before and after the election.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended. That we must be ever vigilant. That violence and extremism has no place in America. And that each of us has a duty and responsibility as Americans, and especially as leaders, to defend the truth and to defeat the lies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That is how we end this uncivil war and heal the very soul of our nation. That is the task ahead. And it\u2019s a task we must undertake together. As the United States of America.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump struck a different tone in his response to his acquittal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sad-commentary-on-our-times-trump-blasts-democratic-party-following-acquittal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accusing<\/a> the Democratic Party of corrupting the rule of law to destroy their political opponents and enable criminals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sad-commentary-on-our-times-trump-blasts-democratic-party-following-acquittal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Sad Commentary On Our Times\u2019: Trump Blasts Democratic Party Following Acquittal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden issued a statement in response to former President Donald Trump\u2019s acquittal Saturday by claiming that the \u201csubstance\u201d of the charge against him is \u201cnot in dispute.\u201d Describing &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893411,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4065,6317,3686,6695,6696],"class_list":["post-129946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-issues","tag-statement","tag-this","tag-uncivil","tag-war"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}