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A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep President-elect Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House.
One woman was confirmed to have been shot and killed. The National Guard and state and federal police were called in for control, and rare evening curfews were declared in Washington and nearby Virginia suburbs.
The protesters were egged on for weeks by Trump, who since the November presidential election had launched a barrage of false attacks on the integrity of the results. While rallying his supporters outside the White House Wednesday morning, he urged them to march to the Capitol. But later hours after they fought police and breached the build
Local people who follow politics are expressing shock, disappointment and dismay at the attack by protesters on the nation’s seat of government on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump summoned supporters to ‘wild’ protest, told them to fight - Trump, who has refused to concede his loss to Joe Biden, had urged his supporters multiple times to come to Washington for a rally on Wednesday.
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UK minister says Trump comments led to ‘terrible’ violence at U.S. Capitol UK minister says Trump comments led to ‘terrible’ violence at U.S. Capitol
Britain’s PM Johnson and Home Secretary Patel visit police in Northallerton (Yahoo news)
LONDON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s rhetoric in disputing his loss of the U.S. presidential election led directly to “terrible” violence at the U.S. Capitol and he should condemn the scenes in Washington, British interior minister Priti Patel said on Thursday.
Hundreds of Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat, battling police in the hallways and delaying the certification of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory for hours.