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Jan 07, 2021 06:02 AM EST
(Photo : Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Trump Supporters Hold Stop The Steal Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Thousands of Donald Trump supporters gather outside the U.S. Capitol building following a Stop the Steal rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. A large group of protesters stormed the historic building, breaking windows and clashing with police. Trump supporters had gathered in the nation s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.
On January 6, the Joint Session of Congress was interrupted by protesters dressed in Trump garb who breached the Capitol during Congress s joint session. They were later repulsed to continue the session to resolve the electoral count.
National Guard, FBI Deployed to Capitol to Respond to Protesters
The National Guard and other forces were deployed to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after people dressed in pro-Trump apparel stormed the building on Wednesday, interrupting a joint session of Congress.
President Donald Trump directed the National Guard to send forces, along with other federal protective services, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement.
The Department of Justice sent hundreds of federal officers and agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other agencies to assist Capitol Police, according to acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen.