Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has removed his Donald Trump-inspired social media profile after the storming of the U.S. Capitol home in Washington D.C.
Prime Minister Babiš had previously highlighted a red cap saying “Silné Česko” (“Strong Czechia”) on his social media stories, reminiscent of the U.S. President’s “Make America Great Again” red cap.
On a visit to the White House in March 2019, Babiš had declared his support for President Trump and said that he had a similar plan “to make the Czech Republic great again
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But following the assault on the Capitol building, the Czech Prime Minister joined other European leaders in showing shock and condemning Donald Trump supporters.
“What happened in the U.S. is an unacceptable and unprecedented attack on democracy,” Babiš said on Twitter.
“I have always condemned the violence and chaos like this; the transition of power needs to be smooth and peaceful.”
On Thursday, the Prime Minister also replaced his longtime social media profile photo with an image of himself wearing a respirator mask with the Czech flag.
Andrej Babis had earlier worn a red “Strong Czechia” hat inspired by President Trump’s Twitter profile.
A spokesperson for Babiš said that the red cap on his social media pages had been inspired by Donald Trump and had been his ANO party’s symbol in the 2019 European Parliament options.
“After the original attack on democracy in the United States, which I have unequivocally condemned, I thought it fit to express my stance also by changing my profile photo.”