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Welcome to our Banana Republic Welcome to our Banana Republic Right now in the U.S. Capitol. The images of the Trump coup riot are unbelievable. Advertisement Tim Griffin. Unless in a negative sense. And Tom Cotton, the gasoline you’ve been pouring on fires have not been forgotten or forgiven. Your call today for an end to the riot rings hollow. NEW: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed on Fox News minutes ago that he heard on a Capitol Police radio that there were “shots fired” in the Capitol building. Advertisement Advertisement The Confederate flag flying outside the Sen...
Police try to defend US capitol from Trump supporters who have breached the building. Drew Angerer / Getty Images The US Capitol was placed on lockdown today after Trump supporters broke through police barricades and stormed the building—an action that was encouraged yesterday by Trump himself. Congress, who were meeting to certify the electoral college votes, were whisked away to safety as reports began coming in that shots were fired inside the building, and people were injured. Stay tuned for the latest updates. A BRIEF UPDATE FROM REP. SUZANNE BONAMICI: 4:30 PM I'm preparing to return t...
Capitol Riot Aftermath Pictures, Video Show Widespread Destruction On 1/7/21 at 10:01 AM EST Shattered glass, damaged furniture and a ransacked office left in disarray form the scene of the aftermath of the riots in Washington, D.C., according to images and videos shared on social media. The violent protests on Wednesday saw supporters of President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol in protest of the certification of the 2020 presidential election. A video shared on Twitter by Ali Zaslav, a reporter for CNN, showed the "ransacked office of the Senate Parliamentarian." Read more Video footage...