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Experts see cult-like behavior in Trump s most extreme followers. Breaking them free may not be easy
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A man dressed as George Washington kneels and prays near the Washington Monument with a Trump flag on Jan. 6.Carolyn Kaster / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Supporters of President Trump storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 during the certification of the Electoral College vote, resulting in the deaths of five people.Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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Psychotherapist Colleen Russell, who works with those who have been in cults and their families. says she has been getting calls from people who want their family members deprogrammed from President Trump.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
UC Berkeley students and city officials universally expressed disgust and shock in the wake of a violent insurrection that took place when President Donald Trump’s supporters mobbed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
As the U.S. Congress attempted to finalize the Electoral College’s results Wednesday, Trump spoke at a “Save America” march in Washington, D.C. During the rally, he urged Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the presidential election results, claimed fraud affected election results and told those at the rally to join him and “walk down Pennsylvania Avenue” to encourage Republican officials “to take back (the) country.”