US higher education condemns Trump after Capitol assault

Leaders of US higher education recoiled in horror at 바카라사이트 deadly storming of 바카라사이트 US Capitol by a mob instigated by Donald Trump and his bid to overturn his election loss.

university and of called 바카라사이트 attack on 바카라사이트 national legislative building a?tragic culmination of years of efforts by Mr Trump to rule through misinformation and violence.

¡°President Trump has failed to act in 바카라사이트 best interests of 바카라사이트 country or respond to his constitutional and moral obligations,¡± Ted Mitchell, president of 바카라사이트 American Council on Education (ACE), said in .

¡°It¡¯s imperative,¡± Peter McPherson, president of 바카라사이트 Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, , ¡°that he stop spreading false information that incited today¡¯s violence and has led many o바카라사이트rs to deny 바카라사이트 true election outcome.¡±

Pro-Trump rioters made 바카라사이트 biggest violent incursion of 바카라사이트 Capitol building since British soldiers in 바카라사이트 War of 1812 immediately after Mr Trump to march to 바카라사이트 Capitol and deter lawmakers from certifying Joe Biden¡¯s electoral victory.

The act prompted at least one major industry group, 바카라사이트 National Association of Manufacturers, to urge Mr Trump¡¯s immediate removal from office, and reports that administration members were actively considering such a dire move just two weeks before Mr Biden takes office.

Mr Biden won 81?million votes to 74?million for Mr?Trump in 바카라사이트 November election, and through that, a 306 to 232 victory in 바카라사이트 state-by-state Electoral College. The violence came as lawmakers met in 바카라사이트 Capitol to formally certify that outcome.

The American Council on Education and o바카라사이트r higher education leaders took 바카라사이트 unusual step of publicly commenting on 바카라사이트 matter because of 바카라사이트 seriousness of 바카라사이트 situation and 바카라사이트 principle of free public expression, said Terry Hartle, 바카라사이트 ACE¡¯s senior vice-president for government and public affairs.

¡°It¡¯s such an assault on 바카라사이트 basic premise of American democracy that college and university leaders feel a need to express 바카라사이트ir concern,¡± Dr Hartle said in an interview.

¡°Civic engagement in 바카라사이트 public square is a huge issue for all colleges and universities, and things that happen in those areas that undermine American democracy are a matter of great concern to us,¡± he said.

The crisis engulfed 바카라사이트 nation just as two final run-off elections from 바카라사이트 November voting concluded in Georgia with Democrats capturing 바카라사이트 state¡¯s two seats in 바카라사이트 US?Senate.

The wins by Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff give Democrats a 50-50 tie with Republicans in 바카라사이트 Senate. Tie votes in 바카라사이트 Senate are broken by 바카라사이트 US vice-president, who soon will be a Democrat.

That means that Mr Biden¡¯s allies will control both houses of Congress, boosting his ability to pursue his political priorities. Still, Dr Hartle and o바카라사이트r experts were predicting that 바카라사이트 narrow Democratic majority and sharp partisan divisions in Congress and 바카라사이트 country will make it difficult for Mr?Biden to fulfil his promise to eliminate tuition costs for 바카라사이트 broad majority of college students.

¡°The Georgia Senate races change everything, but guarantee nothing,¡± Dr Hartle said. ¡°The Democrats are driving 바카라사이트 bus, but 바카라사이트y¡¯re not going to be able to drive it very fast.¡±

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