Billionaire Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone said on Wednesday that he felt “betrayed” by President Trump
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“I think the biggest mistake anyone will make is trying to rationalize what happened last week, what the president did and what that crowd did,” Langone said on Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” program hours before the House. have scheduled to accuse Trump a second time. “There should be no mitigation. It was horrible. Was wrong. I’m shocked.”
“This should never have happened in this country,” he continued. “If it doesn’t break every American’s heart, something is wrong. It breaks my heart, for sure. I didn’t sign up for this. “
Langone went on to urge Americans to come together before the president-elect Joe Biden
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Langone made similar comments in 2017 after Trump insisted that attendees at the white supremacy rally “Unite the Right” in Charlottesville, Virginia, included “very good people”. The billionaire said that Trump “mismanaged the situation in Charlottesville”, although he continued to support the president’s economic policies.
The president’s handling of the mutiny and his repeated promotion of unproven conspiracy theories about electoral fraud have led to several high-profile defections in the last days of his presidency. Transport Secretary Elaine Chao
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Soon after, Sens. Lisa Murkowski
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