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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's critical comments about Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol have been entered into the record at the former U.S. president's impeachment trial.
Democrats, urging the U.S. Senate to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection and bar him from ever again seeking office, argued Thursday that the Capitol attack damaged the reputation of American democracy around the world.
Rep. Joaquin Castro, a lawmaker from Texas who is one of the impeachment managers prosecuting the case against Trump, argued that the circumstances surrounding the Jan. 6 riot could have devastating effects on democracy around the world.
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He said the U.S. risks losing the ability to promote free government outside its borders.
Castro cited comments from China, Russia and Iran mocking the U.S. and suggesting it might henceforth mind its own business. He quoted one senior Russian lawmaker who said: "The celebration of democracy is over.… America is no longer charting the course, and therefore, has lost all rights to set it."
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