President Donald Trump released a statement amid House debate over his impeachment on Wednesday afternoon, urging against further violence and unrest in the nation’s capital and across the country.
The president’s statement was first issued to Fox News and subsequently distributed to reporters via the White House press office.At the same time, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel released a similar statement condemning acts of violence. Rep. Jim Jordan , however, did read the president’s statement on the House floor as he and other GOP lawmakers defended Trump against the article of impeachment charging him with inciting last week’s insurrection at the Capitol.
Until the release of his statement, it was unclear how Trump — whose Twitter account was permanently suspended last week — would weigh in on the impeachment proceedings on Wednesday, or whether he would comment at all.
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