FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon said we witnessed Donald Trump “inciting insurrection” in America last night after his supporters ransacked the Capitol building.
One woman was shot dead by police and three others died of “medical emergencies” according to the police.
The building was stormed as Congress was convening a session to certify Joe Biden’s election win. The armed supporters violently entered the Capitol, many shouting “stop the steal” in reference to their belief that the 2020 presidential vote was rigged.
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Trump called on his supporters to go home after some time, but in his video message repeated false claims that the election was stolen.
This morning Washington DC is still under curfew while police in riot gear continue to guard the streets.
At least 52 people have now been arrested, 47 of them for curfew violations, while Trump’s Twitter and Facebook accounts have been locked.
Speaking this morning Sturgeon was among the world leaders condemning the scenes.
She told GMB: "What happened last night, what we witnessed last night, was not that surprising.
"In some senses Donald Trump’s presidency has been moving towards this moment almost since the moment it started. But that doesn’t make it any less shocking.
"What we witnessed weren’t just scenes of horrible breaches of law and order, of people taking over the seat of democracy, we actually witnessed the president of the Untied States inciting insurrection in his own country.
"And I think for many people it will take some time to get our heads around that. But thankfully there’s only a matter of days of his presidency left and we heard Joe Biden last night remind us what a real leader, a real Democratic leader should sound like.
"This has been in a dark period in America’s history, no doubt about it, and I would imagine many people in that part of the world are looking forward to it coming to an end but clearly there are deep—seated divides there that the new administration have to tackle and try to heal."
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