Reuters
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that he no longer considered himself a member of the Republican Party, after the Capitol building was stormed by supporters of President Donald Trump.
Powell said, “After this act, I can no longer consider myself a member of the Republican Party … I am just a citizen vote for this party after having voted for the Democrats throughout his career. Now I am only monitoring my country and I am not interested in parties.”
He also blamed the Republican Party for putting political interests ahead of Americans’ interests, stressing, “We need people who tell the truth and remember that they are here for our citizens. They are here for our country. They are not here to just reelect them again.”
Powell has long criticized Trump and voted for President-elect Joe Biden in the 2020 election after the vote against Trump in 2016.
Source: CNN
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