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Acting Pentagon Chief Miller Says Will Execute ‘Time-Honored’ Peaceful Transfer of Power to Biden

© AP Photo / Tom WilliamsIn this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, National Counterterrorism Center Director Christopher Miller testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump says he has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper and has replaced him with Miller.
In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, National Counterterrorism Center Director Christopher Miller testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump says he has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper and has replaced him with Miller. - Sputnik International
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Calls for impeaching incumbent President Donald Trump have followed Wednesday's siege of the US Capitol, as Trump supporters stormed the building. The chaos resulted in at least four people killed.

Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller said in a statement on Thursday that the Pentagon continues to perform its regular duties and will ensure a peaceful transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden on January 20.

“I strongly condemn these acts of violence against our democracy,” Miller tweeted. “I, and the people I lead in the Department of Defense, continue to perform our duties in accordance with our oath of office, and will execute the time-honored peaceful transition of power to President-elect Biden on January 20.”

On Wednesday afternoon, thousands of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol building in a bid to prevent Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election. The protesters attacked Capitol police with metal pipes, chemical irritants, and other weapons, and damaged property before seizing the rotunda and inauguration stage.

Politico reported that Miller authorized thousands more National Guardsmen from at least six US states to help the DC authorities maintain order following the violence at the US Capitol.

The mayhem on Wednesday triggered a backlash from members of the US administration as well as calls for initiating an impeachment procedure against incumbent President Trump, with Democrats accusing him of inciting the violence in DC.

It also sparked anger among Trump's former and current officials, as well as fellow Republicans, who reconsidered their intention to support his challenge of the 2020 election results. Former Attorney General William Barr slammed Trump over what he called a betrayal of his office and supporters”, accusing him of “orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress.”

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