Everyone Is Wondering Why MAGA Capitol Mob Is Treated So Differently Than BLM Protesters ‘What would the headline be if this were Black people?’ was a common sentimentAndrea Towers | January 6, 2021 @ 1:53 PM Last Updated: January 6, 2021 @ 2:12 PM Getty Images A mob of pro-Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, causing Congress to forcefully recess during the Electoral College vote certification for Joe Biden’s presidency and causing a lockdown of the building. Social media erupted with comparisons between the differences in law enforcement’s response at the Capitol to the many Black Lives Matter protests this summer — most of which were generally peaceful.