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Schwarzenegger settles accounts with Trump - and compares the incident with the Reichspogromnacht

2021-01-12T09:11:15.721Z


Donald Trump recently condemned the attacks on the Capitol. For his followers, however, last Wednesday seems to have only been the beginning.


Donald Trump recently condemned the attacks on the Capitol.

For his followers, however, last Wednesday seems to have only been the beginning.

  • Donald Trump *

    is only in office for a few days - but after the attack on the Capitol, everyone looks all the more at how he behaves.

  • Twitter

    has now blocked its accounts

    (see update from January 9th, 6:40 a.m.)

    .

  • An expert assumes that after the

    handover to Joe Biden *

    , the last restraint among Trump supporters could also disappear

    (see update from January 9, 9:20 p.m.)

    .

  • This

    news ticker

    is updated regularly.

Update from January 11, 2:20 p.m.:

Chancellor

Angela Merkel

sees it as problematic that

Donald Trump's

accounts have been

permanently closed.

The government

spokesman Steffen Seibert announced

on Monday in Berlin.

Although the operators of social networks have a responsibility, freedom of expression as a fundamental right can only be restricted by the legislature, not by the requirements of companies.

"It is right that the state, the legislature, set a framework for this," said Seibert regarding the situation in the Federal Republic.

It is fundamentally problematic, what there is in social media to falsify and violence promoting statements.

Arnold Schwarzenegger expresses himself in a video - Trump as the "worst president of all time"

Update from January 11th, 7:13 am

: "President Trump is a failed leader.

He will go down in history as the

worst president of all time

”: Former California Governor

Arnold Schwarzenegger

(Republican)

compared the

storming of

the

Capitol

(see first report)

with the

Reichspogromnacht

of 1938 - and

accused

the elected US President of attempting a

coup

.

"Wednesday was broken glass day here in the US," said Schwarzenegger in a

Twitter video posted on

Sunday

.

“Night of the Broken Glass” is a term used in Anglo-Saxon-speaking countries for the events in

Nazi Germany

on the night of November 9th to 10th, 1938. At that time there were riots against Jews and Jewish institutions across the country.

Schwarzenegger on Trump: "I have never seen him as he is now"

The 73-year-old, who

lived

in

Austria

during the post-war period

, referred in his indictment to Trump's completely unsubstantiated claims that his rival

Joe Biden's

victory

in the

2020 US election

was due to massive fraud.

Schwarzenegger was nevertheless optimistic.

He

told

Bild am Sonntag

that staying power is one of the things he loves about the US.

According to his own account, the actor cannot explain Trump's behavior:

“I spent time with Donald.

I have never seen him as he is now. "

My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol.

pic.twitter.com/blOy35LWJ5

- Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 10, 2021

"Trump or war": Capitol chaots prepare the next escalation of violence - disturbing plans - experts worried

Update from January 10, 8:30 p.m.:

Twitter and other social networks took action after the

storm on the Capitol

- and

blocked

Donald Trump's Twitter account

(see update from January 9, 6:40 a.m.)

.

But other people around the US President also complain about changes on Twitter.

Like his former press secretary

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

.

She tweeted on January 9th that she had a severe loss of followers to complain about.

"50,000 this week".

The scapegoat was quickly found, however, in the form of the “radical left and their tech allies”.

She went on to write: "This is not China, this is the United States of America, and we are a free country."

The Democrat and Congresswoman

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

then gave her "free advice".

"If you lose tens of thousands of followers the moment

Twitter

starts removing neo-Nazis and violent insurgents from the platform, you better not advertise it."

Free advice - if you are losing tens of thousands of followers the moment Twitter starts taking down Neo-Nazis and violent insurrectionists, maybe don't advertise that!



Also maybe people are unfollowing you out disgust for your support of a coupist bc they care about our country https://t.co/zw64FS8gmf

- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 10, 2021

Inauguration of Joe Biden: Concerns about another attack on January 20 growing

Update from January 10, 10:32 am:

"We will come in numbers with which no army or police department can keep up," writes a user of the social network "Parler", which is popular with right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists, according to NBC News.

Such statements that there are various US media, according to a number of such platforms, the fear grows from further attacks in the

inauguration

of Joe Biden on 20 January.

"Round 2 on January 20th.

No mercy this time.

I don't even care to keep Trump in power.

I take care of the war ”, another user is said to have written anonymously on the fan page“ TheDonald.win ”.

“Trump or war”

and “We will storm the government buildings, kill police officers, kill security personnel, kill federal employees and agents and demand a recount”: CNN also quotes such disturbing posts from the network.

The warning signals are therefore increasing.

Experts are concerned about the

violence

(see update from January 9, 9:20 p.m.)

.

"While the general public was appalled by what happened in the Capitol, what happened is viewed as a success in certain corners of right-wing conversation," John Scott-Railton of The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto told CNN .

A

fence over two meters high has now been erected

around the

Capitol

.

The National Guard is also still in Washington, DC This year's inauguration is due to the corona virus

However, it will be much smaller than usual. The

security measures

will be high, as every year.

Donald Trump is not coming to the inauguration of the next president - pence probably will

Update from January 10, 9.42 a.m.:

After all, the current Vice President seems

to pay tribute

to

Joe Biden

at his inauguration on January 20.

As reported by several US media,

Mike Pence

plans

to take part in the inauguration, at least according to an anonymous source from the area.

Donald Trump

wrote on Twitter on Friday that he would not go

(see update from January 8, 4:58 p.m.)

.

Biden said on Friday, according to CNN, that he would be happy if Pence would be there.

“He's welcome.

I think it is important that we stick to historical precedents as much as possible of how changes are made in the administration.

And so Mike, the

Vice President

, is cordially invited to come.

We would be honored to have him there. "

Instead, Biden is said to have said at a press conference

about

Trump's

absence

: "It's good that he doesn't show up."

NEW: VP Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Biden and VP-elect Harris, a person familiar with his decision says.



President Trump has said he will not attend.

pic.twitter.com/BTrXaQ1x6G

- MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 10, 2021

Update from January 9th, 9:20 pm:

According to the

terror expert

Peter Neumann, the storm on the

Capitol was

"only the beginning".

That reports n-tv.

The political scientist at King's College London believes the event could mark the

start of an extremist movement

.

"What we saw on Wednesday was not yet terrorism - but rarely has a terrorist movement announced itself so spectacularly," Neumann told the broadcaster.

He assumes that after the

handover

to the elected US President

Joe Biden

, the last restraint of

Trump supporters

could fall.

“As absurd as that is, part of that belief is that

Trump is

the figure of light fighting these satanic structures.

Anyone who believes in something like that can justify anything to prevent

Trump from being

defeated, ”

Neumann

continues with reference to the

QAnon conspiracy movement

.

Pentagon: National Guard didn't arrive at Capitol until three hours later - allegations against commanders

How could the Trump loyalists get into the

Capitol

seemingly so easily

?

Many in the USA are currently asking this question.

In search of those responsible, eyes are on the

Pentagon

.

Because apparently the

Ministry of Defense

wanted to

prevent

pictures of the

National Guard in the Capitol

.

According to a

Washington Post

report

, Pentagon officials only allowed a few guardsmen to be deployed for this reason.

It also took three hours for emergency services to be on site after the Capitol Police's first request for support.

Enough time for the right-wing mob to penetrate the Capitol and the senators' offices.

The commander Ryan D. McCarthy defended the action by announcing after the storm on the Pentagon that one could not have imagined something like that in the "wildest fantasies".

Donald Trump: Twitter blocks the account of the outgoing US president after storming the Capitol

Update from January 9, 11:42 a.m.:

First, Twitter

blocked

Donald Trump's

private

Twitter account

(see update from January 9, 6:40 a.m.)

.

The President then spread his declaration of anger on the platform

(see update from January 9, 10.12 a.m.)

also on the President's official Twitter profile @POTUS and on his team's account @TeamTrump.

Twitter intervened again: employees deleted the tweets at @POTUS and now also completely blocked @TeamTrump.

Update from January 9th, 10:12 am:

After

Twitter

permanently

blocked

President

Donald Trump's

account

, he made

serious allegations

.

A Trump message circulated through journalists in the White House said: “Twitter agents have colluded with the Democrats and the radical left to remove my account from their platform to silence me - and you, the 75 million great Patriots who voted for me. ”Once again, there is no evidence for this claim.

Trump announced that they were negotiating with several other websites and that they were also considering building their own platform.

Twitter permanently blocks Trump account

Update from January 9th, 6:40 am:

"

Twitter

blocks accounts that violate the Twitter rules." You now see this notice when you

want to call up

Donald Trump's

profile

on the short message service.

In plain language:

Twitter

is really serious and takes the US President's most important mouthpiece!

The company announced on Friday evening (local time) that Trump's

@realDonaldTrump

account

would be permanently blocked.

The reason is the "risk of further incitement to violence" after the storm of the

Capitol in Washington

by Trump supporters.

Critics accuse the Republican of inciting his supporters.

The Democrats in the House of Representatives are therefore pressing ahead with preparations for a possible impeachment process.

Donald Trump: Twitter blocks account - US President loses mouthpiece

Twitter has been by far Trump's most important communication platform.

Via his account, he addressed his more than

88 million followers

directly, sometimes dozen times a day

.

The tweets on the account were no longer accessible on Friday evening.

Twitter cited two Trump tweets on Friday to justify the new ban, which in combination, from the company's point of view, violated the directive on the prohibition of the glorification of violence.

Donald Trump does not attend Joe Biden's inauguration

Update from January 8, 4:58 p.m.:

Predecessor Barack Obama was there at his own inauguration - Donald Trump's successor Joe Biden does not want to

pay

this honor.

He made that very clear on Friday.

"I will not attend the inauguration on January 20th," he wrote a few minutes ago on Twitter.

A corresponding breach of a taboo by Trump at the handover of the highest political office in the USA * had already been speculated weeks ago.

Update from January 8, 4:14 p.m.:

No sooner did

Donald Trump

regain power over his Twitter account after being temporarily blocked when he immediately left out his favorite toy.

On Friday morning (local time), he tweeted that his

supporters and voters

(“American patriots”) would “have a gigantic voice in the future too”.

They would "in no way be disregarded or treated unfairly," continues Trump.

Joe Biden's announcement that he wants to be a president for all Americans - including

Republicans

- shouldn't necessarily be alluding to.

It is not yet clear whether Trump will remain in politics in the future.

Donald Trump and his family partied pretty exuberantly just before supporters stormed the Capitol

Update from January 8, 12:45 p.m

.: A video that is currently spreading on Twitter shows

Donald Trump

and his family just before the mob of

Trump supporters

invaded

the Capitol

.

The

US President

,

Ivanka Trump

,

Eric Trump

,

spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany

, chief of staff

Mark Meadows

and some

Secret Service

agents

are in a kind of bunker.

They follow the live recordings of the gathering on a screen.

The absurd thing about the video: The atmosphere is reminiscent of a party, atmospheric music is playing in the background.

Behind the camera is

Trump's

eldest son,

Donald Trump Junior

.

When asked, his partner

Kimberly Guilfoyle

begins

to dance.

“You have come to do the right thing: Fight!” She says, addressing the

Trump fans in

front of the

Capitol

.

Trump, Donald Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle and others watching the crowd getting fired up hours before they stormed the Capitol, and dancing in enjoyment while the song Gloria is playing.

Seems premeditated, no?

pic.twitter.com/E6tHufOjiN

- Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) January 7, 2021

Trump Junior also

addresses the mob: “

There

are some great patriots who didn't feel like the crap anymore.

Thanks to all of you for that, "he says, adding," It's impressive to see them getting closer. "

It would only take a few seconds, says

Trump Junior,

referring to his father's speech shortly afterwards and calls on fans

to share

the

video

on social media.

In comments, Twitter users describe the recording as "evidence" of

Trump's

guilt for the riot.

"That is more than disgusting ... Most people followed the riots full of sadness, tears and fear - these traitors of

America

laughed, danced, smiled," writes one user.

+

Donald Trump (r.) And his children Eric, Donald Junior and Ivanka Trump (from left).

© picture alliance / Shawn Thew / ep / Shawn Thew

Update from January 8, 11:25 a.m.: It

feels like

Donald Trump turns

around in his rhetoric

overnight

(see first report)

.

But his behavior around the riot at the Capitol in Washington DC could still have

legal consequences

for him

.

Prosecutor Michael Sherwin said in a round with journalists about whom CNN reports, among others, that the incidents will be looked at closely - also with regard to the role Trump played in inciting the crowd.

When asked by a journalist, Sherwin is said to have said: “We look at all those involved who played a role.

If the evidence speaks for a crime, they will be charged. "

Storm on the US Capitol: Trump incited demonstrators - Twitter blocks account

First message from January 8, 9:29 am:

Washington DC - After the

storm of the US Capitol

,

President *

Donald Trump *

speaks

of "healing and reconciliation".

With his speech on Wednesday,

Trump

only

triggered

the

riots

*.

Two days ago he spoke again of

election fraud

and urged his supporters

to move

in the direction of the

Capitol

*, while the result of the election was certified by the two chambers there.

But the

demonstrators

were not satisfied with just demonstrating in front of the building and stormed it.

During the riots, one attacker was shot dead *, a police officer died from his injuries in the hospital and three other people died due to injuries that were not known.

Trump

 had

initially not condemned

the

riots

, but even heated the situation with several controversial tweets and thus attracted further criticism.

The

president called

 on his supporters on Wednesday to withdraw, but said: "We love you".

He also spoke again of electoral fraud.

Twitter then

blocked Trump's account for twelve hours.

Even

Facebook

and

Instagram

locked his accounts.

After the

Capitol was vacated

, the chambers continued their session and confirmed

Joe Biden

as the new

US President

.

Donald Trump: Sudden turnaround after riots in Washington - President condemns attackers

With his first

tweet

since the ban, the sudden

change

follows

.

In a video message,

Trump

condemned

the riots: "Like all Americans, I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and chaos." He said that the

National Guard

* will now protect the buildings.

“The

USA

is, and must always be, a state of law and order.

Anyone involved in the violence and destruction does not represent our country.

And all who have broken the law will pay for it. ”It is time for“ healing and reconciliation ”.

pic.twitter.com/csX07ZVWGe

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021

Donald Trump

 emphasized again that there would be an orderly

handover

to

President-elect Joe Biden

.

"A new administration will be sworn in," said Trump.

Serving the country as president was the honor of his life.

He did not admit his defeat again, but this time he did not directly speak of

electoral fraud

.

With his complaints he only tried “to defend the integrity of the election”.

Although Trump's term of office ends in two weeks, early

impeachment is being

discussed

due to the incidents

.

(md)

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network

List of rubric lists: © Frank Fastner / Schwarzenegger / AP / dpa

Source: merkur

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