In the spotlight: increasing calls for the departure of Donald Trump
Security fences surround the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Friday, January 8, 2021, in response to supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the Capitol.
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Donald Trump on Thursday therefore called for “
reconciliation
”, condemning “
a heinous attack
” on the Capitol.
A tone that we do not know, but the American press is almost unanimous: it is not enough.
"
It's probably too little and too late to silence the clamor,
" notes the
Los Angeles Times
.
"
The president condemns the violence one day after inciting the crowd to commit it
", notes the
Boston Globe
, which like the
Washington Post
and the
Wall Street Journal
headlines: "
More and more calls for Trump's impeachment as US officials head out.
"
Politico for his part makes the link between these calls and the fact that the president recognizes the victory of Joe Biden: “
Trump, in the face of threats of impeachment, concedes victory.
"There is hardly that the
New York Post
, so far close to the president, to try to look away: it headlines this Friday again on the events of Wednesday, with a huge"
Revolting
"printed under the faces of those who entered the Capitol by force.
The newspaper also asks the president's entourage to stop resigning: “
The country needs more voice of reason in the president's ear, not less.
"
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“Impeach Trump again. Now "
For the
Boston Globe
, it's too late anyway: "
Start a new impeachment process against Donald Trump, and do it now
" is the headline of the newspaper's editorial.
The country is "
clearly in danger unless other officials in Washington take extraordinary measures
," the daily said, speaking of "
(the president's) deep contempt for democracy and his desire to use violence to stay at the helm of the country
”, and underlining“
the extraordinary powers still at its disposal for two weeks, and the thousands of fascist extremists ready to receive its next orders
”.
"
It has never been so dangerous
", summarizes the
Los Angeles Times
, which like the rest of the press evokes the 25th amendment which would allow the vice-president to declare the president unfit, but the newspaper notes its limits: first that would take time, and then that "would
n't prevent him from coming back later
."
According to the
New York Times
, "
the criminal indictment may ultimately be seen as the most appropriate
" because "
Donald Trump's actions in recent days could very well violate insurgency or incitement laws
" .
And the newspaper to indicate that the Ministry of Justice does not rule out prosecuting him.
Security forces overwhelmed
Another questioning in the press in the United States: how the Capitol police, and more broadly the police, were able to be overwhelmed to this point Wednesday ... "
A monumental failure of security measures
", headlines the
Washington Post
, which recalls that Capitol police only called for help from other security agencies when the building was surrounded by crowds.
And "
this disaster did not take by surprise the Ministries of Defense and Justice, or even the city hall of Washington
"
,
indicates the daily.
“
They saw it coming, but they thought 6 to
8,000 members of the security forces would be enough.
"And yet, explains the
Wall Street Journal
, as of Monday, in discussion forums on the internet, it was marked that"
Trump supporters were planning to force the Capitol to evacuate during the certification ceremony
.
Security officials explain today that they
"
Thought this kind of language was hyperbole often used by far-right groups
" and underestimated the threat.
The
Wall Street Journal
also points out that "on
Monday, the mayor of Washington called on federal security forces to be discreet during protests, to avoid the kind of show of force that sparked last year's violence
" after the death of George Floyd.
In any case, according to the
Washington Post
,
the town hall is now working with the Pentagon to mobilize 6,000 national guards to avoid another fiasco during the inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20.
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Reinforced or total confinement in Colombia
El Tiempo
reports that the record for one-day contagions was broken yesterday, with more than 17,500 cases.
"
As at the start of the pandemic, Bogota is entering total quarantine
", headlines
El Espectador
.
From this Friday, containment is reinforced for 30 of the 50 million inhabitants of the country, and total for the capital.
The newspaper lists 17 cities affected, and explains how in each of these cities the curfew will be implemented and at what times.
The objective is to alleviate the pressure on "
the intensive care units of these cities whose beds are occupied at 70, 80, 85% or even more
".
86% in Bogota, the country's main source of infection with a third of cases, now in total containment until Tuesday.
El Tiempo
wonders about the words of the mayor of Bogota who yesterday "
surprised by affirming that the acceleration of contagions that we have been experiencing since the end of December could be explained by the circulation of the British variant of the virus
".
No certainty on this, reacted the National Institute of Health in
El Espectador
, and it would be anyway "
unlikely that if this virus circulates, it is responsible for more than 10% of the cases
".
No, according to a virologist interviewed by
El Tiempo
, this increase is rather due to the misuse of masks, to family reunions organized without precautions, to religious meetings in closed spaces ... and a doctor of public health notes that Bogota did not put in place a curfew “
neither on December 7
”, where we celebrate the virgin by lighting candles, “
neither for the nativity nor for the new year when the medical academy had requested it
”.
A curfew that will finally be implemented in Bogota from Tuesday after confinement and until January 17.
The electoral calendar unveiled in Haiti
The referendum and electoral calendars were presented yesterday by the CEP: "
The constitutional referendum fixed for April 25, the presidential and legislative elections for September 19
", headlines
Le National
.
"
Decidedly, the President of the Republic and his Provisional Electoral Council do not intend to backtrack,
" judge Haiti Press Network, "
despite the many voices that are raised within society to say" NO "to the organization of 'elections in unilateral ways
'.
The Nouveliste
reports for his part that "
the various components of the opposition did not accord any importance
" to this calendar, because on January 4 they sent the press another calendar of mobilization "
to force President Jovenel Moïse to leave power on
February
7
”.
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