AFL-CIO union chief Richard Trumka publicly condemned President Donald Trump supporters for storming the U.S. Capitol, calling it “one of many biggest assaults on our democracy for the reason that Civil Conflict.”

Trumka, who has worked with the Trump administration over the past 4 years, largely blamed the president for instigating the actions.

“At present’s tried coup has been years within the making as @RealDonaldTrump persistently spews venom, conspiracies, hate and lies to his supporters,” he tweeted Wednesday afternoon. “They’re finishing up his needs, and much too many Republican lawmakers have enabled and even inspired this violent menace to our republic.”

Trumka, whose federal union represents 12.5 million People, mentioned the actions of protestors “violate the constitutional rights of each law-abiding American and the labor motion.”

Trumka was appointed a member of the White Home’s Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups, created final yr as a part of the president’s efforts to reopen up elements of the U.S. financial system through the coronavirus pandemic. He additionally worked with the administration to renegotiate the North American Free Commerce Settlement, now often known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Settlement.