WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and members of Congress are solemnly marking the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection.

“The former president of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. He’s done so because he values power over principle…because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. He can’t accept he lost.” pic.twitter.com/qQugbu1xDe

— CSPAN (@cspan) January 6, 2022

Lawmakers are holding events Thursday to reflect on the violent attack by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.

The ceremonies will be widely attended by Democrats, but almost every Republican on Capitol Hill will be absent.

It’s a stark reminder of the rupture between the parties, worsening since hundreds of Trump’s supporters violently pushed past police, broke through the Capitol’s windows and interrupted the certification of Biden’s victory.

Biden plans to say that “at this moment we must decide what kind of nation we are going to be.”

President Biden on January 6th Anniversary – LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/PV0PuukK6P pic.twitter.com/FHP12sQ4PU

— CSPAN (@cspan) January 6, 2022