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'President Trump, Step Up': Biden Condemns Protesters Who Stormed U.S. Capitol

WXPR | By Ben Meyer
Published January 6, 2021 at 3:21 PM CST
Patrick Semansky/AP

President-elect Joe Biden told President Donald Trump to "step up," go on national television, and condemn the protests at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday, protestors forcefully stormed the U.S. Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying Biden's election as president. Biden will take the oath of office on January 20.

Watch Biden's remarks here.
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Ben Meyer
Ben worked as the Special Topics Correspondent at WXPR from September 2019 until November 2021. He now contributes occasionally to WXPR. During his full-time employment, his main focus was reporting on environment and natural resources issues in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of The Stream, a weekly series.
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