Barr Slams Trump’s Conduct: A ‘Betrayal of His Office and Supporters’

Many are criticizing President Donald Trump following the protests that erupted at the U.S. Capitol this week.

Pro-Trump protestors stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, following a “Save America” rally in Washington, D.C., where Trump spoke.

At the rally, Trump told his supporters that the election results were an “egregious assault on our democracy” and he told them they should “walk down to the Capitol.”

The president said, “We are going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women,” adding, “And we are probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them — because you will never take back our country with weakness.”

Among those are slamming the president is former U.S. Attorney General William Barr.

Barr labeled Trump’s conduct amid protesters storming the U.S. Capitol a “betrayal of his office and supporters,” he said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday.

He added that “orchestrating a mob to pressure 🏛️Congress is inexcusable.”