Protestors attack the US Capitol - what happened and why?
Tom @ the BNC
13 January 2021
Why did protestors enter the US Capitol building on Wednesday?
On Wednesday January 6th, lawmakers in America met to confirm that Joe Biden will be the next president after he was elected by 306 electoral-college votes to 232, defeating current president Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has repeatedly made false claims that the election was "stolen" and "rigged" despite providing no firm evidence. His legal team have taken several cases to court, including the US Supreme Court, and have been rejected every time with one small exception.
Therefore, it has been proven that Joe Biden won the election fairly and there was no case of fraud.
However, Donald Trump has continued to spread false claims and has refused to concede defeat. This led to a mob of his supports breaking past police and into the US Capitol building, where the final vote count and confirmation was happening. This is an example of a protest with absolutely no basis in truth and that is incredibly dangerous for the future of America's democracy.
As of Friday morning, we know that five people have died including one police officer. The BBC video below takes you through the events of the day.
What have people said?
Political leaders in the US and across the world have reacted strongly against the actions of the protestors. Joe Biden has condemned what happened and his words were echoed by many others. Democrats in the US House of Representatives have produced a motion calling for Donald Trump's impeachment, and are even calling on the Vice-President Mike Pence to remove him!
Also on Wednesday - the Democrats won both Senate races in Georgia and so it'll now be a lot easier for Joe Biden to pass laws! Here's the story we wrote on Tuesday:
People in the US state of Georgia are voting again on who will represent them in the Senate (a bit like our Parliament here in the UK).
In America, if the President wants to make a law, the Senate have to say yes to it first. At the moment, the Republican Party (who lost the presidential election) have a majority of 2 in the Senate, so they could block laws proposed by Joe Biden and his team. Republicans hold 50 of the 100 seats, and Democrats hold 48.
And it's two seats that are up for grabs! If Joe Biden's Democratic Party win both, it will be a tie, and then the new Vice President Kamala Harris will have the deciding vote. The Democrats would control the Senate - so laws proposed by Joe Biden's team can be passed more easily. But if they lose one of the two seats in this Georgia election, Republicans could block what Joe Biden and his team try to achieve. just as it did with former president Barack Obama.
With so much hanging on the result, money has been pouring in to the state to support both sides. More than US$400m was spent on political ads by the middle of December, most going to the two Republicans.
Follow what happens right here!
On Saturday November 7th Joe Biden was called as the winner by all major American news networks! Read the full story here on the BBC News website, on BBC, or on Newsround here.
In his acceptance speech, he pledged to unify the country and declared it a “time to heal”. Donald Trump responded by calling the election fraudulent but has so far provided no evidence to support this claim.
- Mr Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris - who is the first female, the first black person and the first Asian-American to be vice-president - will be sworn in on January 20th 2021.
Why has Donald Trump's reaction caused outrage?
Donald Trump has made several false claims about election fraud without offering any firm evidence. It has angered and shocked people across both parties in America as it looks like he's discrediting the election process. America prides itself on holding fair and clear elections, and a peaceful transfer of power when a new president is chosen. Watch what Donald Trump said on Thursday below.
See what the BBC's Adam Zurcher had to say below....
See how the BBC fact-checked his speech here.
The BBC has also provided a guide to spotting fake news and disinformation - watch it here!
Questions and activities:
- Read the fact-check of Donald Trump's speech. What do you think the American people will think of what he is trying to do?
- What do you think of what Donald Trump is trying to do?
- Why do you think it's so dangerous people Donald Trump to falsely accuse people who count the votes of fraud?
- Watch and read Newsround's guide to spotting fake news - what are the most important things you've learnt from it?
What happened earlier in the election race?
On Monday October 26th, Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as the latest Supreme Court judge to be chosen by President Trump. Donald Trump had vowed to fill the empty seat on the United States Supreme Court after the death of the pioneering judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg (read more about her here!). He nominated Amy Coney Barrett. The Supreme Court is made up of 9 judges and is the highest in the land - it settles really big disagreements, including to do with the law. It is made up of judges nominated by Democratic presidents and Republican presidents. Most recently, it has had 5 judges nominated by Republican presidents, and 4 from the Democrats. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated by Democratic president Bill Clinton.
On Thursday October 22nd, Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head for a second and final time in a debate. Watch the highlights here.
On Thursday 15th October, Donald Trump and Joe Biden each took questions from voters live on television - but from separate places. Read all about it here.
On Wednesday October 7th, Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris squared off in a live TV debate in Utah. Watch the highlights here.
On Friday October 2nd it was revealed that Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for covid-19. He was admitted to hospital but has since returned to the White House after a few days of treatment. Read more here.
On Tuesday 29th September, Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head in the first of three presidential debates. Read our special post on it here!
On Monday 28th September, we woke up to hear that The New York Times have seen details of how much tax Donald Trump has paid over the past 15 years. Is it good news for the president? Probably not - it shows he paid very little tax - by trying to avoid tax and also because his businesses were losing more money than they made. It doesn't reflect well on a president who has always talked of his business success as a reason why he is good for America. Find out more on this story here.
You can also compare the different ways it was reported - what do you notice about the difference between how the Guardian reported it here and how Fox News reported it here?
On the same day, Channel 4 published a report on the Trump campaign deliberately trying to deter (put off) black voters from voting in 2016. Read the full report here!
President Trump and Joe Biden have disagreed over the decision not to charge any police officers over the killing of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed black woman who was shot six times in a police raid on her home in March. Read what happened to her here.
Breonna's family sued the Kentucky city for the death and a £9.4m settlement was agreed. However, they also pressed for charges for the officers who fired the shots, but this did not happen.
About the decision, Donald Trump said he "thought it was really brilliant".
However, Joe Biden, said the decision "does not answer" the call for justice, while telling protesters to act peacefully.
The killing of Breonna Taylor, and the decisions made afterwards, are stirring a lot of debate about police treatment of black people in the United States, ahead of the US election. Read more about the reaction here.
Where to find more updates:
The BBC has a page dedicated to stories on the US election - visit it here.
The electoral college system is explained in the video below:
What do you think about these breaking stories? Add your comments below and remember to give reasons for your opinions and provide links to your sources if you give us new information.
Comments (157)
04 Sep 2020
Donald Trump has not been a very good president
Can you explain why?
His response to the black lives matter caused further aggression and violence during protests.
I agree I think Donald Trump hasn't been quite good as he didn't do anything about the protest and he hasn't took the virus seriously and he has 3.1 billion pounds and he doesn't even use it, for example, homeless people or for the hospitals and he doesn't actually help people for hospitals since they have to pay for it and we have the NHS but they can't even step inside a hospital without money and Trump isn't doing anything.
Whereas Joe Biden is trying really hard to win everyone and as Trump hasn't been the best but we don't actually know if Biden will actually do everything he says because he might do nothing like Trump or he will actually look at what is happening and try to sort out everything
But I also think there should be a woman as there has never been a woman and all of them have just been men so I think it's time for a change
careful_king | Whyteleafe School D
encouraging_literature's comment
21 Nov 2020
Equality for women
careful_king | Whyteleafe School D
impartial_leaf's comment
10 Nov 2020
I completely agree it’s so unfair
He hasn't been a very good president because he didn't take the Virus or Black Lives Matter very well.
Can you explain what you mean by this?
careful_king | Whyteleafe School D
Tom @ the BNC's comment
21 Nov 2020
Because he is causing aggression and violence to the blacks and not doing anything about covid
Donald Trump has not been a good president because he doesn't care about climate change.
Could you provide some evidence to support this view, modest_glacier?
yes, that is correct on my side of view
That's a good thing cause he is not in front Biden is 😁
I know
Even though he's not been a good President doesn't mean that he's not gonna become a better President.
I agree. However there has been any sign of him becoming a better president. It in fact, it seems to me he's becoming worse.
He's but luckily Biden has won but Trump is still in power till January 20th 2021.
I AGGREE
i agree
04 Sep 2020
I think Joe Biden is right because you can win more than votes, you can win America.
05 Sep 2020
Hmmmm it’s interesting right? That they both say that they will keep their promises but who knows if they will? Another question that gets to my mind is “ Is this just for show?“ The thing I wonder is how many willing Americans are going to give Donald Trump another chance after the incident of the coal mines. Or that Joe Biden actually just chose a woman Vice President for show to show that he could adapt to changes in the world and show women can do that too. But do you think either one of them care about anything? They only have one goal in mind and that is power. They will do anything for it. But we will have to wait to see who will get elected as president.
Thanks for reading,
empathetic_brain 🤗
I think there's a number of ranges Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris as his running-mate - primarily that she is the best person for the job! It's also quite a broad statement to say they will do anything for power. And can you provide any evidence to say that they only have in goal in mind - power?
05 Sep 2020
Donald Trump also has some quite good suggestions too though!
Which ones do you think are good, protective_dusk?
The one where he said that this is the most important election in the history of the country. I agree with him on that statement.
06 Sep 2020
I just looked and Biden is in front.😁
07 Sep 2020
The thing is in America some people don't like Donald trump and me personally I've never heard of joe Biden so I think some Americans will be happy to vote for either of them
07 Sep 2020
Well it's quite interesting but I think that Donald trump has some really good decisions I think this because some of his last decisions made a difference in the American rules
@polite_swan, could you name one or two good decisions that Trump has made difference in America?
07 Sep 2020
I personally would vote for Joe Biden only because I have heard Donald trump doing some quite terrible things. But I have never heard of Joe Biden so he could be as bad or worse. I do not mind who wins but good luck to them both.
07 Sep 2020
But Donald Trump's speech was rather mean to Joe.
I agree he was but we just don't know what will happen
07 Sep 2020
At the moment I really don't know who I think should be president. Almost half of the bad things that you hear about Donald Trump aren't actually his rules. As you may know the United States of America is split into 50 (52 if you count Hawaii and Alaska) different states and each of them have there own government. In some states gay people can not marry each other, and people who don't actually live in America can blame this on Trump and as we know, rumours spread quick over social media therefore Trumps appearance isn't so good. Though some off the stuff is true and that speech that Donald Trump spoke wasn't very nice to Joe. And Bidens words were very strong. From what I saw it looked like Joe has really thought about what he wants to do if he is president.
There are 50 states in America including Hawaii and Alaska!
08 Sep 2020
America could be great again if Bieden is president but it could change my mind if Trump says something that catches my eye 👀
@thankful_tornado, what would these be? Could you describe how will America be great again based on the recent events?
08 Sep 2020
He was elected to be president us not knowing what decisions he would make . I am sure everyone is looking forward to have a new US president . Hopefully the new one will make much better decisions. He had a very bad approach to black lives matter. You would want somebody that would listen to opinions and allow more things to happen without having to ask about everything. I can’t wait for the new president to see what ideas he comes up with.
I reckon that he/she would be much better than trump, purely as they will have seen what their president has done wrong, and they ( I hope ) would have the right mindset to change that.
@magical_clarinet, I can see your note and I find it interesting, "He [Trump] had a very bad approach to black lives matter." Do you think this is one of the drivers why some Americans did not approve Trump's decisions?
Yes as if you wanted a good president you would want one that treats everyone fairly
08 Sep 2020
Why not have a fresh start and a new presidant because Biden wants to stop corona when I didn't here that in Trumps speach
What was the Trump speech that you listened to about? President Trump has said many times that he wants to stop the coronavirus.
I listened to the video at the top called "President Trump has said that this is the most important election in the history of the country." In that video he did not say anything about corona virus.
I agree but Trump could do lots for the American people!!!!!!
09 Sep 2020
same but he always gets the job done even if people don't like what he's doing.
10 Sep 2020
I know that Donald Trump has been president but Joe Biden has been a lawyer,vice-president and a political. Where Donald Trump has been tv presenter,business owner and president so I think Joe Biden has the highest chance but what do you guys think?
10 Sep 2020
This is true but sometimes it's not always for a good cause.
10 Sep 2020
Here are some facts to help you decide. Donald trump facts first age 74 birthplace New York prefixes jobs bus ise owner tv star and president Welty $3.1 billion religion Cristian. Now some facts on Joe Bide age 77 birth place Pennsylvania religion Catholic previous jobs vice-president lawyer and politician Welty $9 million. I hope you enjoyed the facts.
Which fact do you think is most important?
10 Sep 2020
Me personally think Trump is more loyal but bidan looked more focused on what he was planning to do do you agree?
Zestful_planet's I do agree with Biden is more focused on what he is planning and Trump is wealthier out of the two.😁
12 Sep 2020
When we looked on Friday at school Trump has 3.1 billion dollars, Biden has under 3.1 billion dollars. So it's quite hard to decide but the other things Biden has that Trump doesn't. Who would you want to be elected?
14 Sep 2020
If I am going to be honest Donald Trump has been a bad president.
It's great that you are giving your opinion, encouraging_mulberry. To make it even better, could you explain why you think that "Donald Trump has been a bad president"?
His actions on the Virus and BLM just made everything worse which lead to more protests and anger from everyone.
Also he has a load of money that he can use to support hospitals, schools, homeless and much more but he doesn’t use any of that money to help. All he does is use it for him and him alone.
That's an interesting point, encouraging_mulberry. Do you think that presidents should have to spend their own money on their job? Do you think other people like doctors or teachers should have to spend their own money on their job?
I think that presidents and prime ministers should spend their money on their job as well as themselves because they where chosen to be the leader of their country and take care of everyone.
Well, I don't mean their personal money, I meant the government should be able to fund at least medicals and scrap the medical insurance which is like a burden on a lot of people as it stands as a barrier for some to seek quality health.
15 Sep 2020
I think jobs mater the most because if they had a famous job the might be famous and popular with the people. willing_radio(my classmate)agrees. But jolly_olive(another one of my class mates) says money is most important. While congenial_alliigator (another class mate) says none of them are that important.
Hi determined_mood! It's great that you have been talking about this with your classmates. Well done all of you!
15 Sep 2020
I agree with jolly_olive a bit because if one has loads of money they can do lots for the country like build more houses or make more parks but only if the spend it well. I think joe would be better with the money as trump has been doing bad things with the money he has currantly.
15 Sep 2020
I would want Biden to be elected president because he a good man and he said that he would improve schools and has a 4 point plan on the situation we are all in right now but if Trump improves then I would like to see what he would do because he said that he would do a lot of stuff that he didn't do so if he gets relected than will he do the stuff that he said he would or would he say he would do some stuff and then not do it again so if he does that again then I will definitely think that we should vote for someone else and you kinda have to because I think you can only get reelected once or twice.
Yes I agree with you. Biden wants to make America a better place. Trump however just wants fame and money. He has over 3.1 billion that he can use to support school and the homeless but he doesn’t do anything.
I also agree, I also think personally that Trump hasn't done anything useful for the country that I'm aware of, and he hasn't really done anything he promised in his 2016 campaign.
Hi flowing_strategy! Could you share the research that you found saying that Trump "hasn't really done anything he promised in his 2016 campaign"? I'm not sure that's true.
Hi, I was meant to say that he hasn't done some things he promised in his 2016 campaign, although some of them are a bit ridiculous. He has delivered most things actually. Where I got my research from was from here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37982000 -- If you need to ask me anything else, I'll respond as quick as I can.
Exactly encouraging_mulberry he has 3.1 billion but what does he do with it he does trying to ban Chinese trades so he will need a lot of money for manufacturing when he could use it for a way better cause and he should help schools whilst improving the economy more people would want to live there if has good education.
15 Sep 2020
I think that Bide has said amazing things that I think would improve schools and more things in the future.
18 Sep 2020
I agree as joe is saying he will be spending $2 million on the enviroment and stop building the wall between Ameica and Mexico.
18 Sep 2020
I think that Donald Trump hasn't done much to help America because he says quotes like "black lives matter" but doesn't do anything to help it.
That is because he only cares in what he thinks matters in HIS life
21 Sep 2020
When Trump signed up for president he made promises he didn't commit to
25 Sep 2020
That is true trump only cares about himself and does not care about black people at all.
Can you give evidence for this claim, delightful_chicken?
01 Oct 2020
Trump has also promised to make America great again. Instead of keeping his country at peace, he has been disrespectful to the black community and female gender. Early this year, he was in danger because of the WW3 rumours and threats. All this evidence shows us that he is not a good president.
01 Oct 2020
In my personal opinion, I don’t think that Trump should still be president of the US. This is because he has promised to make America great again but instead of this he has been disrespectful to the black community and female gender. Another piece of evidence is that he was in danger because of the WW3 threats. All of this evidence should sum up why Trump shouldn’t be president.
02 Oct 2020
I have very mixed feelings as I don't really know much about either of them. I know that Donald trump promised a lot of things to get people to vote for him but hasn't dont them but I don't know much about Biden either. Maybe we all think that Donald Trump is not a good president but it could turn out to be that Biden is just as bad or worse. This is just my opinion and it could turn out the if Biden wins the election he could be a great president. Like I said, I don't know much about either of them and think that both of them could be decent presidents but maybe not. I don't think many children know about Biden as he was a Vice President but not many of us were alive back then or we were very young and didn't know anything about him. What I'm trying to say is that we don't know who the better person is or who we should vote for. I wonder who will win, Biden is wining the pole and the moment but all that could change. I think Biden would be the better choice though and is probably the more popular choice.
You've shown scepticism here vibrant_anteater - explaining how none of us really know for sure what will happen in the future. However, many people will make their judgments on what has happened in the past. Why do you think Biden would be the better choice?
08 Oct 2020
In my opinion Donald Trump does not deserve to be re-elected because if you look at the way he acts toward the black lives matter movement you can tell he doesn't deserve the election because he is homophobic, racist and a has been accused of sexual assault so please if you can vote please vote for joe biden
I have edited your comment slightly to say that this is alleged, as Trump has not been charged for this. To support your opinion, please make sure you refer to examples, as this makes for a stronger argument.
thank you
09 Oct 2020
This is my view, hope you consider.
Hi. I just want to explain what I think the American election is all about for the benefit of those who don't know very much about it. The way the American electoral system works is that a presidential candidate can run twice, each term of presidency lasts for 4 years and they are called set terms. For instance, Barack Obama won the election in 2008 and served till 2012 where they held a new election in which he won but by 2016 when his second term was up, he couldn’t run again for president because he had served for all of his terms. Also in the American electoral system, even if a presidential candidate got the most votes, and got the popular vote in the polls, they still might not win the election because bigger states (including texas, Arizona and New Mexico) get more points in the election. For example, although in the 2016 election Hillary Clinton won the most amount of votes, Donald Trump still won because he won the most amount of votes in some of the big southern states meaning he got the most amount of points. These points are called electors and the electors are based on the number of state representatives, each candidate has to get just over half of them to win the presidency in which the amount is 270. If no presidential candidate gets 270 or over electors, then The House of Representatives gets to choose who becomes president and the Senate gets to choose the vice president. The 538 electors are all in one big group called The United State Electoral College. Now, to the actual election: all elections happen every four years on the first Tuesday of November. If you want to run for president you have to have been born in the United States, have lived there for at least fourteen years and be 35 or more years old, you also need a lot of money to help support your campaign. You can get this money by sponsorships or just having it yourself. For instance, Donald Trump has a lot of money (supposedly) and can just use his own money to help fund his campaign but Joe Biden who doesn’t have too much money (or at least he hasn’t got as much as Donald Trump) has to raise money via fundraisers and sponsorships. You can also get money by selling merchandise in which both candidates do. There are several third parties in the United States but the two main political parties are the: Republican party which is the American Conservative party and the Democratic party which is the American Liberal party. Many people say there has been a party swap in America wherein the 50s and 60s people who nowadays would vote Republican would vote Democrat. In certain Republican lead states, there have been laws passed that when you want to vote, you have to show a form of identification in which they claim is to help stop voter fraud but the Democrats say it is a type of voter suppression to some minorities. Anyway, I hope this has helped somebody.
Thank you for reading, hope you enjoy it.
Thank you for such a thorough explanation, careful_science! You're right, there are some smaller independent parties - do you know who they are? It's also worth noting that Republicans are generally seen as conservative, and Democrats liberal, they aren't necessarily called the "American Conservative/Liberal Party" - "Republicans" and "Democrats" will do! You also make a good point about voter suppression - there was a recent news story on related to this on Channel 4 - https://www.channel4.com/news/revealed-trump-campaign-strategy-to-deter-millions-of-black-americans-from-voting-in-2016. Do you think this was an example of voter suppression?
12 Oct 2020
Hi everyone at the Burnet News Club,
I want to share my point of view about this.
Looking at the graph which shows the number of votes and the killing of Breonna Taylor, I think that Joe Biden would make a better president. By disagreeing with Donald Trump about the incident with Breonna Taylor, Joe Biden has put himself in a new (and better) light than what he was when arguing with Donald Trump when the two faced each other. It makes people think that he actually cares about the American citizens and wants to make changes and stop racial discrimination. Although I do believe he cares, there is no proof that he will stay like this if he gets chosen. I am neutral on the subject of whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump should be president.
From selfassured_journalist
This is an excellent comment that uses facts and examples to support point. That's part of the speaking skill, which you have received a star for. It's interesting that you say you are neutral. I wonder whether this will change as we get closer to the election?
13 Oct 2020
I think Donald Trump shouldn't be President because he doesn't care about his Bill's and soon he will have to pay a lot.
15 Oct 2020
I love it!
15 Oct 2020
I think he is faking having the corona virus and is just going to act like nothing has happened and the virus is not dangerous (which it is!).
16 Oct 2020
Joe Biden because he doesn't agree with the wall and will help with global warming
16 Oct 2020
I think that Donald Trump is the worst president ever because when he go elected he lied to everyone that watched it.
16 Oct 2020
When I said that Donald Trump was the worst I meant that he was a bad president.
19 Oct 2020
I think that it Is interesting that Joe Biden will find a way to enforce face masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. I think that this a good reason to vote him because we are desperately in need of a way to prevent the spread of COVID and this would be a big help
21 Oct 2020
I don’t know whether to be scared or not because we don’t know how this can effect other countries. For example if Joe Biden was in office we don’t know if he would start a war with Boris Johnson or begin a bigger alliance.
22 Oct 2020
I think Biden will make a great president because he wants to make the schools better
22 Oct 2020
Thank you dor these videos I learnt a lot from them and the last video was my frave
22 Oct 2020
I think Joe Biden will be a better president because Donald trump just lies a lot. And started arguments between different country's like China because apparently Tik Tok is stealing personal information; he has also blamed China for the Coronavirus but actually that might not be true because some one in Italy could have given it to China or any other country on Earth, since many people still don't know how it appeared, it could stay a mystery with us forever.
22 Oct 2020
The video had lot's of information. I learned who Donald Trump is going up against and his personality!
22 Oct 2020
A question to you is what would happen if Donald Trump refuses to accept defeat will he he get jailed or get a fine? Another thing I wonder is if Donald Trump spread covid19 to Joe Biden will the election be cancelled and will Donald Trump stay president?
This is a really relevant question as some fear Donald Trump will refuse to accept defeat after he has been very hesitant to say if he will commit to a peaceful transfer of power. We'll have to see if he loses first!
02 Nov 2020
HELLOOOOOO! THE ELECTION IS TOMORROW!🗽
i cant wait for the election i really want Biden to win
03 Nov 2020
im looking forward to it
03 Nov 2020
I'm really excited and I really want Joe Biden to win because he cares about the planet :-)
same i aggree with you
04 Nov 2020
i agree
04 Nov 2020
THE ELECTION IS TODAY AND I HOPE JOE BIDEN WINS
04 Nov 2020
Joe bidden is better than Donald Trump because Donald Trump doesn’t care about the planet
05 Nov 2020
Me too!!!
05 Nov 2020
I can not wait to find out who will lead our allies for another 4 years. Fingers crossed whoever it is he will keep America as our ally.
There is a very strong bond between the UK and the US so I'm sure they will remain our ally!
earnest_leopard | Whyteleafe School D
06 Nov 2020
where is the prof
brave_wilddog | Whyteleafe School D
06 Nov 2020
Boo Donald Trump!!!
Donald Trump has not been a good president because...
1. he is racist
2.the way he uses language is horrible
3. he uses so much FAKE TAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
brave_wilddog | Whyteleafe School D
06 Nov 2020
by the way I could go on and on and on with all the things Donald does that are bad!!!
brave_wilddog | Whyteleafe School D
07 Nov 2020
I want Joe Biden to win
07 Nov 2020
PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 JOE BIDEN HAS WON THE AMERICAN ELECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes I’m so happy
07 Nov 2020
I can’t believe Biden won the election!
08 Nov 2020
I am sorry encouraging_literature because you have just said you agreed with another student that said he/she said that they think Donald trump is a bad president and you have said the oposite that you think he is a good president ?????:(
09 Nov 2020
I think that it is unfair that Joe Biden is being falsely accused of using fake votes because it could put him under stress because Trump supporters could protest
It is not fair because Joe bidden didn’t cheat
That is my point
10 Nov 2020
It is great because joe bidden won the election
10 Nov 2020
Hey guys im not sure everyone knew but Donald Trump was mad reporters captured and witnessed him playing golf!
Can you explain why this makes him "mad", ingenious_independence?
unconventional_bat | Whyteleafe School E
11 Nov 2020
Hello, The election is already over right now but I would like to say somethings about it. I personally think Donald Trump wasn't a great president over the past 4 years because he is extremely racist, he did not do much about the coronavirus pandemic.
Thank you, unconventional_bat
12 Nov 2020
hello everyone,
i just want to share my point of view that donald trump was not a good president because he has failed to act to protect the health of workers during the pandemic.He is also ment to be happy for joe bidden but instead he is saying that he should of won which is not mature of him
14 Nov 2020
Hello,I feel exited and nervous about the American election.
I really want Joe Biden to win. Some people may not want to vote because they dont care what happens. I think my vote is powerfull because my states electoral votes are worth 55.
People should vote because it can change the world. I wouldn't run for president because I love being a pilot too much. I think the voting system is to complicated because too much happens.
14 Nov 2020
I made up that character by the way. I hope you enjoy it.
strong_tangerine
artistic_piano | Whyteleafe School E
16 Nov 2020
Thank you this was very helpfull and i enjoyed every minute of it!!!!
practical_chameleon | Whyteleafe School E
18 Nov 2020
In my opinion I think that it is good that America have a new president because Trump risked lives by not taking the covid19 seriously.
19 Nov 2020
I think its best we have a new president because trump has endangered us by ignoring covid 19
19 Nov 2020
biden is the better president than trump
artistic_piano | Whyteleafe School E
powerful_crab's comment
19 Nov 2020
its true but its a tiny bit rude
19 Nov 2020
trump is accusing biden of fake votes when really he has provided no evidance
19 Nov 2020
in my opinion i like Biden more then trump because trump is racist
artistic_piano | Whyteleafe School E
modest_seed's comment
19 Nov 2020
you see now that is true
20 Nov 2020
To be honest i don't really get why Donald trump got so many votes in my mind i feel like all he has done to America was make it worst i'm really happy that Joe Biden won the election because he can actually make America better again.
20 Nov 2020
Also Donald Trump just ignored Covid-19 and that is why America is the top on the list for cases of coronaviris. Joe Biden actually cares about economy and follows the rules.
Can you show some evidence for your statement, "Donald Trump just ignored covid-19". I'm not sure this is true.
20 Nov 2020
he doesn't wear a mask because apparently he is immune to coronavirus and when he had it he wasn't worried about it as soon as the doctors let him out of the hospital he did a speech with about 2000 people standing right next to him. how does he know that he doesn't have it any more.
06 Jan 2021
Hi BNC
I would like to share my point of view about this presidential campaign run. First of all Trump and his supporters think the original election was a scam, I think not because the American government has never cheated in an election and why would they in times like these. My next opinion is that Trump is just annoyed about losing and is desperate for his place as American leader back. I think Biden should stay president as Trump made some very bad decisions like building a wall between the US and Mexico and being no help to the black lives matter protesting. He is also irresponsible by not wearing a face mask in large crowds.
Thank you for reading, impartial_leaf.
06 Jan 2021
After watching the videos and other information about him, my point of view is that Donald Trump has not been a good president because the first rule of democracy is accepting the results of an election. Whatever the result is, if you win or lose you should accept it. He can’t be a better person as well with that kind of attitude.
So far he has tried to overturn the results even though 7 million more people voted for Joe Biden than Donald Trump.
All the government officials have checked the election as fair and free, therefore a good and better president would have accepted his defeat and not tried to get other people in power to forcefully change the results, which is what he did.
By continuing to add fear, uncertainty and doubt to the election result, many people feel that the election may have been stolen and hampering the work of a smooth transfer of power and that is not how it should have been.
Similarly, he has created the same doubt about Coronavirus which has led to many hundreds and thousands of peoples’ deaths.
A really strong set of reasons and clearly explained too, well done discreet_drum! What do you think about the violence that we saw in Washington DC these past two days?
I think it is horrific, protesters are breaking in to the White House disobeying the American police force all because Trump isn't getting his own way.
Hi Tom, thanks for your feedback. I think that type of violence is what we see in poor and undeveloped countries, not in rich and developed countries like the USA.
This recent violence in Washington was stirred by and happened only because of Donald Trump because he continues to say the election was stolen and for people to protest and try to take over by force.
Those in power who supported Donald Trump are as much to blame for the violence, his party.
In a democracy, everyone needs to accept certified and verified election results and deal with it how it is.
Hi Tom, i forgot to add in my comment reply to you, that causing the rioting violence, Donald Trump pretends to tell rioters to 'go home', but he does not care of the damage he has caused and still causing and still getting away with it, which does not make sense how someone like him can get away ike this. Thanks.
What do you think the consequence should be, discreet_drum?
07 Jan 2021
The American people do not deserve a leader who will pick violence as a first result they should have a leader who cares for the people and will not select violence as a first choice. They should have Biden.
Dear impartial_leaf, that's a good perspective. Have you heard anything about what Biden has said about the storming of the Capitol?
grateful_lobster | Whyteleafe School D
08 Jan 2021
he's a racist
Can you explain this comment, grateful_lobster?
14 Jan 2021
I think that Donald trump hasn’t been a great president at all!
14 Jan 2021
Donaled trump is a mean selfish blamer.
Can you give evidence for this opinion, open_meerkat?
14 Jan 2021
After watching these videos, my point of view is that Donald Trump has not been a good president. Being a good president is when you listen and cooperate with the public or nation for large and significant decisions and when you have to admit things you have done, for example when Donald Trump was feeling jealous of Joe Biden when he (Biden) won the election, he could've admitted the fact that he was envious by telling the truth and admitting.
So far, Trump has been stating the fact that the election has been a fraud even when it is clarified that Biden won 81,283,098 votes, or 51.3 percent of the votes cast, and Trump won 74,222,958 votes, or 46.8 percent of the votes cast.
If Trump would've been a better president, he would've proclaimed, ''Yes, I lost and I must admit that I am no longer going to be president when President Elect Joe Biden would be in my place.'' Now that he is already known for being a traitor of his own country, he could've changed his identity by saying this and therefore, the whole world would know him as a wonderful president, the one who always tells the truth and admits what has happened.
Places with this much violence occur in undeveloped and poor countries, not like one of the richest nations like America.
This all has occurred in America (the richest country) just because of Donald Trump by forcing his supporters to protest. This all is called wrong-doing.
Hopefully, Joe Biden will never do such a tragic event like this notorious Donald Trump.
Could you provide some evidence that shows that Donald Trump "is known for being a traitor of his own country"? Is this a fact or an opinion?
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