Posted on 01/06/2021 11:29:18 AM PST by Red Badger
Hundreds of Trump supporters breached security barricades and stormed up to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., as both chambers of Congress convened to affirm the Electoral College votes cast in the 2020 election Wednesday afternoon.
Thousands had traveled from out of state to gather in Washington in protest of the election, which President Trump and his allies have maintained was fraudulent.
Things appeared to carry on peacefully earlier in the day, but as the joint session of Congress kicked off in the early afternoon, a large group of individuals appeared to storm through outer barricades surrounding the Capitol building, where lawmakers deliberated inside.
Video posted to Twitter by Washington Post reporter Rebecca Tan showed Trump supporters approaching the rear of the building.
Hundreds of Trump supporters have stormed the barricades at the back of the Capitol and are marching toward the bui… https://t.co/3VEdyaOR4r — Rebecca Tan (@Rebecca Tan)1609956048.0
Then, BlazeTV reporter Elijah Schaeffer posted video as the group reached the outside of the building and were confronted by police.
"Trump supporters have breached the Capitol building, tearing down 4 layers of security fencing and are attempting to occupy the building — fighting federal police who are overrun," he tweeted. "This is the craziest thing I've ever seen in my life. Thousands, police can't stop them."
(Content Warning: Video contains vulgar language)
BREAKING: Trump supporters have breached the Capitol building, tearing down 4 layers of security fencing and are at… https://t.co/ldYHmHplxV — ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ELIJAH SCHAFFER)1609956659.0
More video from the scene posted on social media showed a large group of individuals continuing to wrestle with law enforcement outside the U.S. Capitol.
Trump supporters got into fights with the Capitol Police after they tried to enter the Capitol Building. https://t.co/ZQjn3fOVtL — Julio Rosas (@Julio Rosas)1609959009.0
Politico's Melanie Zanona reported that the Madison building on Capitol Hill was evacuated as a result of the increasingly hostile protests.
DEVELOPING: The Madison building on Capitol Hill is being evacuated, sources tell me & @sarahnferris — Melanie Zanona (@Melanie Zanona)1609956961.0
It is unclear at this point whether the storming of the Capitol was a coordinated or impromptu event. Interestingly, a paper notice found in the National Mall indicated that "a national militia" was being organized to "defend the Constitution and the Republic." However, there is no evidence connecting the movement from the crowd with the notice.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
So was mr Pierre Delecto.
Oops, the NG
If you haven’t noticed, we seem to have a few blowhards here as well.
who is NH??
The Republican Party is done! FoxNews saying “Republicans don’t act like this” That’s right.. Republicans Never stand up for Truth and Justice!
ah okay lol you answered already.
Right. And that was called a righteous protest. This is certainly not as bad as those burn-and-loot fests.
Because they’re trying to flex their NWO/Antichrist muscles that they have the power to create reality through lies. To levitate reality.
I turned down the volume on them. And when I was listening to President Trump speak through Fox online, their volume was so low I could barely hear it. Same for C-Span. I guess they couldn’t stand close enough to President Trump. The only one with a normal sound level was RSB.
Their calling this “CRISIS”
McCarthy calling this “unAmerican”
Another brainwashed rep.
Who cares. The people need to take back the house.they tried the ballot box
A young lady has been shot and killed inside the building...I saw the video her eyes open and her arms up and locked in a chicken wing position...the sign of a shot to the neck.
That too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_N2ezvK-Ng
They're saying she was shot in the neck.... we did see her bleeding from the face. OMG
Crowd shouting: "The civil war has begun!!"
People have been saying CW 2 for quite some time. If you steal elections, try to overthrow a President and NONE of the institutions lift a finger to stop it...guess what...there will be a breaking point. This isn’t even it but maybe just maybe people will take this seriously now
DC National Guard report directly to the President, IIRC thats the only NG unit in the country to do that.
Kevin Mcarthey sounds totally swamp and zero patriot on CBS now
Most true Bostonians are pretty tough today.
Well, I am part of the new movement. And that movement is to get as far from the Republican party as possible. Even if it only takes 25% from the GOP, they can no longer take the conservative for granted. And, Mike Pence, any presidential aspirations you may have had had better not be counting on Trump supporters.
Trump should deny anything is going on the way the Left did when there was real violence from ANTIFA.
Trump never encouraged this the way PELOSI and her ilk told people to go after Conservatives.
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