Pro-Trump supporters stormed the US Chapter following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and other US business leaders have called for an end to the violence in the US Chapter and called on President Donald Trump and others to step up.
The head of the largest US bank on assets “strongly condemned” riots in Washington, where thousands of supporters of the president accused the Chapter on Wednesday.
“We are not who we are as a people or a country,” Dimon said in a statement. “We are better than this. Our elected leaders have a responsibility to call for an end to violence, to accept the results, and, as our democracy has done for hundreds of years, to support the peaceful transition of power.”
While Dimon’s statement did not specifically mention the president, remarks from the Business Roundtable, a group of executives he belongs to and led, specifically asked Trump to intervene.
“The chaos unfolding in the nation’s capital is the result of illegal efforts to overthrow the legitimate results of the democratic elections,” the organization said. “The country deserves better. The business roundtable calls on the president and all relevant officials to end the chaos and facilitate the peaceful transition of power.”
Other finance and technology leaders took the floor. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Americans must “start reinvesting” in democracy and rebuilding US institutions.
“For years, our democracy has built a reservoir of goodwill around the world that brings important benefits to our citizens,” Solomon said in a statement. .
Sundar Pichai, CEO of the parent company Google Alphabet, said in a statement that the “iniquity and violence” in the Capitol are “the antithesis of democracy.”
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said that “behavior in Washington, DC today is unacceptable and completely undermines who we are as a nation.” He called for “an immediate end to this violence.”
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan made the statement: “Today’s horrific events in our nation’s capital underscore the urgent need for all Americans to unite behind one of our most cherished principles: a peaceful transfer of power. happened without interruption since the establishment of our country. “
Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat also weighed in, saying he was “disgusted” by the riots, but expressed hope for a peaceful resolution.
“While these scenes are very difficult to watch, I have confidence in our democratic process and I know that the important work of Congress will continue and that people will be held accountable for their actions,” he said in a statement. “Well, this situation can be resolved without further bloodshed.”
Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, called the attack on the Chapter an “attack on our nation, our democracy, and the will of the American people.”
“The peaceful transfer of power is the foundation of our democracy. We are what we are as a nation because of our institutions and our democratic process,” Fink added.
Finally, Trump made a statement demanding order. However, he was accompanied by several unsubstantiated allegations by the President about the elections he claims were stolen from him. Trump’s supporters have filed about 60 lawsuits alleging fraud and losing all but one.
Earlier in the day, members of Congress debated challenges against individual states as the election certification process progressed.
“You have to go home now. We have to have peace,” Trump posted on Twitter. “We have to respect our great people in order and order. We don’t want anyone hurt.”