Billionaire Ken Langone beats Trump’s actions around riot: ‘I feel betrayed’

Ken Langone, co-founder of billionaire Home Depot, said on Wednesday that he felt “betrayed” by President TrumpDonald Trump Growing number of GOP lawmakers say they support accusation YouTube is temporarily barred from posting new content on Trump’s channel House pass measure urging Pence to remove Trump MORE‘s actions before and after the deadly riot last week at the American Capitol.

“I think the biggest mistake anyone is going to make is trying to rationalize what happened last week, what the president did and what the crowd did,” Langone said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday hours before the House Trump would be accused for a second time. “There should be no mitigation at all. It was awful. That was wrong. I’m shocked. “

“It should never have happened in this country,” he continued. “If it does not break every American’s heart, there is something wrong. It definitely breaks my heart. I did not sign up for it. ”

Langone urged Americans to unite before the president-elect Joe BidenJoe Biden Growing number of GOP lawmakers say they support the indictment supporting House pass measure that Pence is requesting to remove Trump Disney.‘s inauguration and said he will “do everything I can from day 1 to make sure I do my part to make Joe Biden the most successful president in the history of this country.”

Langone made similar remarks in 2017 after Trump insisted that participants in the white opposition “Unite the Right” in Charlottesville, Va., Include “very fine people.” ‘to support the president’s economic policy.

The president’s handling of the riot and his repeated promotion of unproven conspiracy theories about voter fraud have led to numerous notable apostasy in the waning days of his presidency. Transport Secretary Elaine ChaoElaine Chao Emergency Officer says the riot in the Capitol near the house for former Secretary of Transportation Chao, acting DHS chief Chad Wolf, steps out Why Biden’s diversity efforts are more flat and Education Secretary Betsy DeVosBetsy DeVosBiden’s Chance to Win Conservative Christians, Acting DH Chief Chad Wolf Resigns The Memo: GOP and Nation Struggle with Next More both resigned last week, citing his rhetoric that led to the riots.

Shortly afterwards, Sens. Lisa MurkowskiLisa Ann Murkowski McConnell will not again oppose the role of Trump’s defense chief, GOP Senator Tim Scott, in accusing Trump Republicans of running for office (R-Alaska) and Pat ToomeyPatrick (Pat) Joseph Toomey’s government used the Patriot Act to collect visitor files on the site in 2019. The Court of Appeal rules that the NSA’s collection of telephone data illegally withdraws Dunford from the chair of the Coronavirus surveillance panel (R-Pa.) Became the first GOP senators to resign. At least four Republicans from the House, including the president of the Republican Conference Liz CheneyElizabeth (Liz) Lynn Cheney Growing numbers of GOP lawmakers say they support the accusation. Housemate calls on Pence to remove Republican from Trump, Fred Upton says he will vote to accuse Trump more. (R-Wyo.), Go vote for his accusation.

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