‘Sickening’: Walsh, City Council denounce Trump, mob of supporters who stormed US Capitol

Mayor Marty Walsh and the Boston City Council joined the Massachusetts delegation to Congress and Governor Charlie Baker in denouncing President Donald Trump and the mob of his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol over fraudulent claims of election fraud.

“The unrest unfolding in our nation’s capital is unfathomable,” Walsh and the council wrote in a statement. “To witness this type of violence and aggression in response to fair and legitimate election results is sickening, and President Trump has done nothing but foment this behavior — today and far too long. He has proven, once again, to be incapable of rising to the responsibilities of the Office of the President of the United States.

“The First Amendment is a bedrock value of this country that ensures everyone’s rights to freedom of speech and to peaceably assemble,” the statement continues. “Peaceably is the operative word. In Boston, we stand united in denouncing this violence, and we ask everyone, regardless of their personal politics, to choose peace over violence. We must be better than this. We pray for those who are currently in lockdown as well as those who are injured in Washington D.C. Our thoughts are with Mayor Bowser, law enforcement, and the first responders attempting to resolve this situation as quickly and peacefully as possible.”

Unified Statement from Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston City Council. pic.twitter.com/V0jvXDAszI

— Mayor Marty Walsh (@marty_walsh) January 6, 2021

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