Opinion

The nightmarish end to Donald Trump’s presidency

Four years after Trump warned of 'American carnage' in his inaugural address, he got what he wanted. The scenes of insurrectionists, some of them armed, ransacking Congress will go down in infamy in American democracy.

Edward LuceColumnist

Jan 7, 2021 – 1.02pm

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Ninety minutes before rioters stormed Capitol Hill, US President Donald Trump addressed many of the same people using unequivocally inciteful language. “You’ll never take back our country with weakness,” Trump said. “You have to show strength.”

His personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, also called on the crowd to conduct “trial by combat”.

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Edward Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times. He writes about American politics and the economy.