Prince Albert of Monaco Says President Trump Should "Be Held Accountable" for the Siege of the Capitol
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Prince Albert, the Monégasque monarch, has spoken out against President Trump and the pro-Trump mob's siege of the Capitol building on Wednesday.
Speaking to People, he revealed how he felt as he watched a live broadcast of the insurrection, and discussed how he believed the U.S. should respond to the unprecedented event.
"I was up at our country house, Roc Agel, so as soon as I put on the news before going to bed, there it was—live from the streets of Washington," Albert said. "It's just unbelievable. I'm still in shock, but at the same time, I'm not totally surprised because, unfortunately, this is where we were heading."
"My immediate reaction was shock. My wife had already retired and I told her afterward," he said, speaking about Princess Charlene. "It was shock and disbelief and then it kind of quickly turned into disgust, really. But also anger about how this could have happened and how this was fueled by President Trump."
He added, "It is a very somber moment, not only in the U.S. but in contemporary world history: a president still in office who has, directly and indirectly, spurred a revolt like this. I agree with those who have said that President Trump has to be held accountable for this... It's a big change in mentality and a shift in values. This vast adhesion to these theories, this blind following of someone who is clearly not well, who is delusional. How we got to this point is what's troubling me."
Albert worries that it will take some time before the U.S. can truly recover. "It will, I fear, have to go on well beyond President Biden's mandate. It's probably the work of a generation to try to return to some basic values of decency and restore respect for the rules which govern any law-abiding country."
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