As Congress convened to count the electoral votes and confirm the election of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, supporters of the President gathered outside the Capitol for a Save America March. The president himself headlined the event hosted by Women For America First. Trump has continued to insist that he won “by a landslide”, pressuring legislators and Vice President Pence to overturn the election.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021
The rally took an ugly turn as protesters stormed the steps of the Capitol, assaulting police, and breaking into the Capitol building. Legislators and staff were evacuated as the rioters broke into the House chamber and other areas, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.
Just evacuated my office in Cannon due to a nearby threat. Now we’re seeing protesters assaulting Capitol Police.
This is wrong. This is not who we are. I’m heartbroken for our nation today. pic.twitter.com/jC9P0YfSLQ
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) January 6, 2021
Holy shit pic.twitter.com/dofEG2SmqP
— Jim Newell (@jim_newell) January 6, 2021
BREAKING: revolution in process as Trump supporters break into the Capitol building, attacking police, breaking windows, and knocking down doors
Full anarchy at this “mostly peaceful” demonstration DC
The people have pushed through & are storming to main chambers pic.twitter.com/NW6VDDNBQw
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) January 6, 2021
Several lawmakers called for the President to make a statement, including Texas Congressman Chip Roy, who tweeted, “Mr. President – get to a microphone immediately and establish calm and order. Now. And work with Capitol Police to secure the Capitol. It’s the last thing you’ll do that matters as President. …”
Mr. President – get to a microphone immediately and establish calm and order. Now. And work with Capitol Police to secure the Capitol. It’s the last thing you’ll do that matters as President. @realDonaldTrump @MarkMeadows
— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) January 6, 2021
The President continued to tweet, calling for peaceful protests while continuing to refer to the “stolen” election. Twitter responded with warnings on the tweets, followed by deleting them and locking the President’s account for 12 hours.
This means that the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 7, 2021
Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 7, 2021
The following are three of the deleted tweets, including a video message the President recorded, addressing the protesters.
Earlier, Ivanka Trump also tweeted, calling for a stop to the violence, but promptly deleted it after she was questioned for calling the protesters “Patriots”.
Ivanka Trump addressed the rioters as "American Patriots" in a tweet, then deleted it https://t.co/lJvkzNsi1e pic.twitter.com/qSH3T9I5gc
— CNN (@CNN) January 6, 2021
No. Peaceful protest is patriotic. Violence is unacceptable and must be condemned in the strongest terms. https://t.co/GwngZTqzTH
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) January 6, 2021
As of 9:00 p.m., the building had been cleared and Congress reconvened to continue the counting of the electoral college ballots.
More scenes from the riots inside the Capitol:
That’s the confederate flag flying outside the Senate chamber pic.twitter.com/1XB5TlAsuv
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 6, 2021
Guns drawn at the door. https://t.co/XHCa4BkUNn
— Rare Camellia (@RareCamellia) January 6, 2021
Photo inside the House chamber.
By J. Scott Applewhite at AP. pic.twitter.com/5wnud3a048
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) January 6, 2021
no commentary necessary. pic.twitter.com/eeASobcrTO
— tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) January 6, 2021
Unreal images from @GettyImagesNews pic.twitter.com/z3dywPm5H2
— Sean Langille (@SeanLangille) January 6, 2021
Via Getty, one the rioters steals a podium from the Capitol pic.twitter.com/V4spojl40q
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) January 6, 2021
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