US Studies Centre Research Associate Elliott Brennan told Sky News that “the peaceful transition of power” upon which American democracy rests has been threatened by pro-Trump supporters who breached Capitol Hill buildings during a mass protest.
Election Watch 20247 January 2021
US democracy in jeopardy as rioters trample upon peaceful transition of power
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Elliott Brennan
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