US President Joe Biden, hours after the Senate acquitted Trump, issued a statement saying it was a reminder that democracy was fragile.
After a majority of Republican Senators voted ‘not guilty,’ refusing to vote in favour of punishing the former US President in what was his second impeachment trial, Donald Trump was on Saturday, 13 February, acquitted on charges of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol.
Hours after the Senate vote, according to AFP, Trump said in a statement: “Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun.”
“In the months ahead, I have much to share with you, and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to achieve American greatness for all of our people. We have so much work ahead of us, and soon we will emerge with a vision for a bright, radiant, and limitless American future,” he added.
Only 57 Senators voted in favour of holding Trump guilty, while a two-thirds majority was needed in the 100-member US Senate to convict Trump on charges of inciting violence in the US Capitol Hill on 6 February. 43 senators voted ‘not guilty’.
Seven Republican senators, however, joined the Democrats in voting for Trump’s conviction in the five-day long trial, reportedly making it the most bipartisan impeachment trial in the history of the country.
Describing this impeachment trial, second during his four-year tenure, Trump said it was “yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.”
US President Joe Biden, hours after the Senate acquitted Trump, issued a statement saying it was a reminder that democracy was fragile.
“This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile,” Biden said, according to Reuters.
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