WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the Congress in the process to impeach him for the second time, outgoing President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters to shun violence as the National Guard prepared to deploy thousands of troops in Washington for the Jan. 20 swearing-in of his successor Joe Biden.
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, January 6, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
JTA Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez engaged in a Twitter beef about the use and misuse of Holocaust analogies.
The weekend’s exchange between the Republican senator from Texas and the Democratic New York congresswoman reflected a disagreement even among Jews and how liberals and conservatives perceived the dangers posed by anti-Semitism.
It started Friday when US President-elect Joe Biden was asked how he regarded attempts by Cruz and Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri to overturn Biden’s victory. The two voted Thursday to challenge the election results, despite a violent assault the afternoon earlier on the Capitol by a mob invoking President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Congress acted to impeach him, President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters to shun violence as the National Guard prepared to deploy at least 20,000 troops in Washington for the Jan. 20 swearing-in of his successor Joe Biden.