Carter Center calls on Capitol protestors to disband: ‘Support a peaceful transition’

The Carter Center, the nonprofit founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, on Wednesday called on the rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol to disperse and “support a peaceful transition.”

“While The Carter Center supports Americans’ right to protest peacefully, it strongly condemns threats or violence of any sort,” the Carter Center said in a statement. “We call on the mob inside the Capitol building to disband immediately and on all protestors to respect the 6 p.m. curfew. As many members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have said, the democratic process of certifying the election results must be allowed to continue.”

“As we have done throughout our history, it is now time to support a peaceful transition and work together toward a prosperous and shared future,” the statement concluded.

CARTER CENTER STATEMENT: Carter Center Urges Americans to Support Peaceful Transition

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— The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) January 6, 2021

The mob of pro-Trump demonstrators breached the Capitol building Wednesday afternoon, disrupting the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory and forcing a Capitol-wide lockdown and, later, evacuation. Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has declared a 6 p.m. curfew.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) has deployed the Virginia National Guard to the city to address the unrest and President Trump issued a video statement hours later calling on the rioters to “go home” while continuing to claim without evidence that his loss was the result of widespread fraud.