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The storming of the U.S. Capitol is a jarring but natural product of years of violence and hateful rhetoric stoked by disinformation and conspiracy theories, experts on far-right extremism said as they pored over images of Wednesday's riot. Members of far-right groups, including the violent Proud Boys, joined the crowds…
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Violent protesters, loyal to US President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol, January 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Avowed white supremacists and Holocaust deniers were among the Trump supporters who violently occupied the US Capitol Wednesday, with experts on far-right extremism calling the storming a jarring but natural product of years of violence and hateful rhetoric stoked by disinformation and conspiracy theories.
Members of far-right groups, including the violent Proud Boys, joined the crowds that formed in Washington to cheer on US President Donald Trump as he urged them to protest Congress’ counting of Electoral College votes confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Then they headed to the Capitol. Members of smaller white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups also were spotted in the crowds. Police were photographed stopping a man identified as a leading promoter of the QAnon conspiracy theory from storming the Senate floor.
Wednesday Jan 6, 2021 at 4:27 PM Jan 6, 2021 at 5:09 PM
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The storming of the U.S. Capitol is a jarring but natural product of years of violence and hateful rhetoric stoked by disinformation and conspiracy theories, experts on far-right extremism said as they pored over images of Wednesday s riot.
Members of far-right groups, including the violent Proud Boys, joined the crowds that formed in Washington to cheer on President Donald Trump as he urged them to protest Congress counting of Electoral College votes confirming President-elect Joe Biden s win. Then they headed to the Capitol. Members of smaller white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups also were spotted in the crowds. Police were photographed stopping a man identified as a leading promoter of the QAnon conspiracy theory from storming the Senate floor.
Capitol riot product of years of hateful rhetoric, experts say Share Updated: 8:28 PM CST Jan 6, 2021 By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press
Capitol riot product of years of hateful rhetoric, experts say Share Updated: 8:28 PM CST Jan 6, 2021
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Show Transcript pro president Trump rioters breaching the halls of Congress. Essentially over taken the front of the Capitol is an overwhelming number of people for the Capitol police, triggering an armed standoff. At the doors of the House floor, protesters caught on camera taking the seat of the president of the Senate there. We ve been hearing class banks every few minutes for the last hour protest. There s an penetrated the capital. Tear gas has been deployed. Members are now have masked that are in the capital. Vice President Mike Pence rushed out of the Capitol building to safety, the entire House and Senate floors evacuated and lawmakers told to shelter in place.