The House and Senate convened this week to kick off the 118th Congress. Republicans control the House after four years of a Democratic majority. House Republicans have a very slim.
The U.S. Capitol Police have asked the National Guard to be on standby for Saturday's rally, and officials are installing temporary fencing around the building.
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Video from the US Capitol insurrection captured the moment a Capitol police officer was crushed between a riot shield and a metal door as rioters pushed into the building.
The footage shows a young Capitol police officer bleeding from the mouth and screaming for help as the crowds crush him between the objects.
Masses of police officers clash with rioters in the video. They spray pepper spray and attempt to beat back the Trump supporters with batons as they throw punches and try to push their way through the police line.
The footage shows just one scene from the chaos that erupted at the Capitol on Wednesday after Donald Trump told his supporters to march on the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.