"Due to Bias and Dishonesty" Trump Cancels Press Conference on January 6 'Capitol Riot 1-Year' Anniversary

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] Former President Donald Trump has canceled a press conference scheduled for the 6th (local time), marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Capitol riot.

In a statement on the 4th, former President Trump announced that he would cancel the press conference planned to be held at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on the 6th, and instead make related remarks on the 15th of the same month in Arizona. He explained that the press conference was canceled due to bias and dishonesty from the media and the House Select Committee.

January 6th last year was the day when supporters of former President Trump, rejecting the results of the 2020 presidential election, stormed the Capitol and caused a riot. At that time, Congress was in the process of certifying President Joe Biden's election victory.

Initially, former President Trump was expected to claim in the press conference on the 6th that the 2020 election was fraudulent and to defend the supporters who rioted last year. He was also expected to criticize the House Select Committee investigating the supporters who stormed the Capitol.

Meanwhile, on the 6th, President Biden plans to deliver a speech defining the riot by the protesters at that time as a threat to American democracy.

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