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Opinion
US democracy is alive and well: Trump was duly elected, then ejected
- The storming of Congress by Trump supporters was an aberration and doesn’t define US democracy
- Every time the United States’ global image is tarnished, it picks itself up. This time will be no different with Biden as president after four turbulent years of Trump
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Michael Chugani is a Hong Kong journalist and TV show host
By the time you read this, Joe Biden will be the new occupant of the White House. Donald Trump, who said he wouldn’t attend Biden’s swearing-in as the next United States president, is likely to be brooding at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida.
At the time of writing, Biden’s inauguration, scheduled for Thursday 1am Hong Kong time, hadn’t happened yet. The Capitol, which houses the Congress, has become a fortress to prevent another storming by Trump supporters.
But violence or not, I know I will wake up this morning to the news that Biden’s swearing-in at the Capitol has gone ahead. Otherwise, I will eat humble pie. To me, a successful inauguration during one of the darkest times in US history is more than a triumph of democracy.
Many have declared the demise of American democracy, some gleefully, others mockingly, after the storming of Capitol Hill. The Global Times headlined it America’s “Waterloo” and quoted Chinese experts as saying the incident marked the fall of the “beacon of democracy”.
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