Former 2016 Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton offered her support for President Trump’s impeachment a second time, but said the root of the problem that led to the Capitol riot last week – white supremacy – still will remain.
In an opinion piece in the Washington Post published on Monday, Clinton said the violent protest “was the tragically predictable result of complaints of white supremacy” that she said were fueled by Trump’s rhetoric.
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“Getting Trump out of office is essential and I believe he should be impeached,” wrote Clinton. “The members of Congress who joined him to subvert our democracy must step down, and those who conspired with domestic terrorists must be expelled immediately. But that alone will not remove white supremacy and extremism from America.”
House Democrats have already written an impeachment article against Trump for “inciting insurrection”, but his timeline for voting and sending him to the Senate remains uncertain.
Clinton compared the situation that led to Wednesday in the world before September 11, 2001, claiming that the events that happened in the two days were not avoided because of a “lack of imagination”, that is, the lack of evaluation of the severity of the respective threats. In the current situation, she wrote, it was “the failure to explain the damage that can be done to our nation by a president who incites violence, congressional leaders who fan the flames, and social media platforms that engrave conspiracy theories in the minds of supporters. of Trump. “
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In addition to calling for tougher state and federal laws that target extremists, Clinton said tech companies like Twitter, which blocked Trump from their services, need to go even further to be effective.
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“Twitter and other companies have made the right decision to prevent Trump from using their platforms, but they will have to do more to stop the spread of violent speeches and conspiracy theories,” said Clinton, adding that President-elect Joe Biden will have to be diligent in “holding technology platforms accountable”.