Donald Trump concedes: BBC's Laura Kuenssberg under fire for 'scuffles' comment

The BBC's political editor faced backlash after the tweet last night, with many saying she downplayed the events.

Looks like scuffles inside the Capitol https://t.co/i18GmaG34s

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) January 6, 2021

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Green MSP Ross Greer said the broadcaster is "utterly shameless".

You are truly shameless

— Ross Greer (@Ross_Greer) January 6, 2021

British children's author Malorie Blackman said: "Scuffles? Seriously? Let's hope it doesn't escalate into a kerfuffle then."

Scuffles? Seriously? Let's hope it doesn't escalate into a kerfuffle then. https://t.co/kyniE5OMeb

— Malorie Blackman is away. (@malorieblackman) January 6, 2021

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Scottish comedian Janey Godley also criticised the tweet, saying: "I take it the Iran Embassy siege was a kerfuffle then?"

Scuffles ? Fuck sake Laura a scuffle is when two women fight over the last toilet roll in Tesco’s - I take it the Iran Embassy siege was a kerfuffle then? https://t.co/KekUWC42B6

— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) January 6, 2021

Here are the best responses:

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https://t.co/pIGQ3cViWP pic.twitter.com/dVoRVQUhZo

— eliot (@elioxts) January 7, 2021

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On the international stage Britain hugged Trump tighter than most. https://t.co/2KaUBg7e7h

— Graham Lambert (@100glitterstars) January 7, 2021

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Boris: "So let me get this straight, there is a terrorist mob storming the Capitol with 4 people dead and you called it a what?"

Laura: "A scuffle..." https://t.co/rBbL6uPp0G pic.twitter.com/RBGTOgNpnN

— Harry Davies (@harry_davies_) January 7, 2021

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Fights with police are scuffles now you know 😂🤣😂🤣😂 NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I HEARD THAT ONE!!!!! https://t.co/xcWQc8t96F

— Jam Jam (@MrBeckley) January 7, 2021

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Half an hour after the mob had entered the Capitol, with President Trump's public support to overturn the US election results, with representatives, staff, & reporters told to "duck & cover" - right-wing journo for the @BBC calls this "scuffles". #WashingtonDC https://t.co/1TkyTyu3V6

— Jane Carnall (@EyeEdinburgh) January 7, 2021

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Appreciate that @bbclaurak was watching from some distance ‘scuffles’?

This was taking place inside the Capitol not outside a football ground #LanguageMatters https://t.co/d6Xr5RXzts

— ProudGranny24💙 (@ProudGranny24) January 7, 2021

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Scuffles?? If @bbclaurak had been reporting at the time I'm sure she would have said the Blitz was merely an exercise in slum clearance. https://t.co/mHcyXqNYCi

— trevorw1953 (@trevorw1953) January 7, 2021

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Shocked the bbc political reporter hasn’t upgraded it to a kerfuffle given at least one person died. https://t.co/YTm8dvZulH

— Stuart Swanton (@StuartSwanton) January 7, 2021

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Scuffles ffs??? Ladies & Gentlemen I give you the trusted BBC!! https://t.co/W7EArcs7Dy

— Barrhead Boy (The dream shall never die) (@Scotpol1314) January 7, 2021

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Can’t believe this tweet hasn’t been deleted https://t.co/CgutBvotVR

— 🌙 (@pennyswxrld) January 7, 2021

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My contempt for Laura’s “reporting” grows. This is an attempted coup by far right extremists not a scuffle. https://t.co/qJMCi4MWu6

— Charlotte (@charlcoup) January 7, 2021

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What on earth are Laura’s fights like if that was a scuffle. https://t.co/dGiwj1UYaQ

— David Steele (@davidsteele05) January 7, 2021

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Scuffles are situations that occur in an Asda queue when someone jumps it, or on Black Fridays sales day when there is one telly left, ya balloon!!!’ https://t.co/2E0YfhMoHm

— CllrRobertson (@CllrRobertson) January 7, 2021

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Compare Kuenssberg's words with the reality of 4 dead, many injured, proceedings delayed, and Trump's madness still stirring violence. That is the BBC. An alternate story they sell. https://t.co/STnMlUtU1k

— ● Oor Steve (@bellshillbaker) January 7, 2021

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Laura redefines the meaning of "scuffles" -- just the four dead and all in a good cause @bbclaurak. https://t.co/mxPoPRIuwv

— Patrick Weaver (@WeaverRacing) January 7, 2021

Immediately ahead of the violence yesterday Trump told thousands of his supporters gathered in Washington DC that "we will never concede" the presidential election.

But this morning the president’s deputy chief of staff for communications tweeted a message from Trump which said he “totally disagrees” with the election result but conceded that there would be a smooth transfer to a Biden administration.

Quoting Trump, White House adviser Dan Scavino tweeted: “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th.

“I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted.

“While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!”

This morning First Minister Nicola Sturgeon condemned the violence, saying we witnessed Trump  “inciting insurrection” in the United States.

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She told Good Morning Britain: "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.”