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According to the AP, Trump, who on Thursday morning still unfoundedly claimed that the elections were rigged, announced in the evening that he would focus on the unhindered and peaceful transition of power to the Biden administration.

While eagerly awaiting the post-Trump era of US politics, Greek leaders condemned Wednesday's storming of Capitol Hill in Washington by supporters of the outgoing Donald Trump. 

The attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, taught Americans and the world in the most dramatic way that the only superpower was part of the world, that it did not stand apart, that it was just as vulnerable to attack from an outside enemy as any other country.

With 13 days left in his term, President Donald Trump finally bent to reality on Jan. 7 amid growing talk of trying to force him out early, acknowledging he'll peacefully leave after Congress affirmed his defeat.

Republicans say that Trump has done nothing to be blamed for

Russian officials on Thursday pointed to the storming of the US Capitol as evidence of America's decline, with one saying it showed US democracy was "limping on both feet".

After the stunning events in Washington, many in Moscow said the United States was no longer in any position to lecture other countries on freedom and democracy.

The attack on the Capitol building by supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump was a "dark moment in American history, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Thursday.

"Respect for the rules is the essence of democracy. Yesterday's violence is a dark moment in American history and those who instigated it bear great responsibility," she said in a tweet.

Twitter and Facebook suspended Donald Trump on Wednesday over posts accused of inflaming violence in the US Capitol, as social media scrambled to respond to mayhem by supporters buying into his baseless attacks on the integrity of the election.

"At this hour our democracy is under unprecedented assault unlike anything we've seen in modern times," Biden said, adding that what unfolded was, "an assault on the rule of law like few times we have ever seen it."
"I call on this mob to pull back and allow democracy to go forward," Biden said. "At their best the words of a president can inspire, at their worst they can incite."

CNN reports that President Trump took to his Twitter account one hour after the escalation of the protests of his supporters and the incursion into the Congress.
"Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!", the incumbent US President said.