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a violent uprising against an authority or government.

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The riot spawned from the feeling of the election being rigged. Police weren't as violent as they were during this summer.

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The riot spawned from the feeling of the election being rigged. Police weren't as violent as they were during this summer.

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Head Last time Capital building stormed was in 1814 

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Head Last time Capital building stormed was in 1814 

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I think that due to the resources available to me I found that this is event that will influence what happens late that will effect how thing are taken.

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What I understood about the insurrection that happened is that a lot of people broke inside the Capitol Building.

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How I felt about the insurrection is that many people felt angry that Trump didn't win the election that they had to protest in violence. I think that they could have just moved on. What I is happening in the aftermath is that the Capitol building is guarded and there is a curfew in D.C. for 15 days up to Inauguration Day.

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Why is President Trump not telling them to stop, and that this is wrong on all means?

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I think that those people had the right to protest the government, but they are completely wrong about what exactly is wrong about the government. They don't see their president as the problem, in fact they idolize him which lead to those events. What angers me a bit more is that people believe all of this going to stop once Biden is in office. It is not.

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I think that those people had the right to protest the government, but they are completely wrong about what exactly is wrong about the government. They don't see their president as the problem, in fact they idolize him which lead to those events. What angers me a bit more is that people believe all of this going to stop once Biden is in office. It is not.

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These events made me so mad. I have seen all the photos of the riot yesterday on social media. People were comparing the capital during BLM peaceful protests, to the capital during the invasion yesterday.
Basically, if those terrorists were not white. All of them would be dead. What those terrorists did is absolutely disgusting and disrespectful to their country.

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What stands out to me is how these people are acting. We found out that Trump lost a couple months ago. Why can't people get over it?

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I think that its funny, and weird, due to the fact that people thinks it ok to storm a capital building more or less get aggressive with protest

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In the video it shows how first of all. The police let them easily go inside. Even if they say they "tried to block them out." they could have at least tried even more. After all. If they could do such horrendous things to the BLM protesters. (Tear gas cannons) Then why are they letting Trump Protesters slide in with little efforts?

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What I believe is at stake is the President's security and safety because if the President isn't guarded, he will be at risk.

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1) I understand that there still isn't equal rights with people of color which is not okay. They let Trumps supporters do what they want but if it was the color people who were there, they would of already been injured. Trumps thinks that there was fraud when it came down to the votes but he still had a major gap of votes he didn't win. 

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1) I understand that there still isn't equal rights with people of color which is not okay. They let Trumps supporters do what they want but if it was the color people who were there, they would of already been injured. Trumps thinks that there was fraud when it came down to the votes but he still had a major gap of votes he didn't win. 

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What i understand is that they treat white people better than black people because  in the BLM protest, they hit them point guns children and this one they help them get into the capital.

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I believe that our safety is at stake. If people like that won't be dealt with by the police, imagine what would happen once those people harass minorities.

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This is wrong, why weren't the military called when this event was taking place? We need the military to defend us.

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this picture is just sad i know it doesn't look like much but if they were people of color those people would of got hit shot with rubber bullets and maybe even killed

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I believe a major take away from this is protest wont be taken lightly, and people will continue with more and more protest

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qffVjTN5tnY

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I understand what happened in the meeting before the "protesters" stormed the building but what I don't understand is what is going on inside Trumps head and the people who support him.

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They should just accept the fact that trump lost the election and can't fight it, because he can expect to be in the office forever.

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Police let them in.

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I feel like people saw that they didn't do nothing to them so if they want to do it again they would because only one person died.

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I'm angry at it. They planned this in the first place. They would not accept the fact that the person they voted for is not the President anymore and never will be. Even if he got that Title back he will not be recognized by half of the population as a US president. But a dictator.

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I think its kind of funny that the founding fathers spent years trying to make a democracy and it getting ruined by a rich man with a big mouth.

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I have seen certain photos that stood out to me because it shows the police officers calmly put there hands up to try to stop the people from getting into the building. But comparing this to the BLM protests that we had months ago where people were just walking on the streets getting hit with rubber bullets and tear gas.

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How a Pro-Trump Mob Stormed the U.S. Capitol (Published 2021)

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Hundreds of people barreled past fence barricades and clashed with police officers in an attempt to disrupt the certification of the Electoral College results.

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I feel like the aftermath isn't going to be good. We started our new year with something horrible that should of never happened. A particular images from yesterday would be the one that they had broke the window and had gone into the building. These people have no right to be destroying things.

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The police did little to no effort backing them away from the barricade. Not like how in BLM protest they used every weapon they have against the protesters who were just standing there, meaning no harm. But in this one the people have guns. It's just so confusing how they wouldn't put the same energy with these people.

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Video shows protesters clashing with police inside U.S. Capitol

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I think the whole country is at stakes and its democracy.

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What I think everyones safety is at stake because an event like yesterday is something their supports should not be doing and they congress people should of handled it right. Everyone should all have the same rights but events like this make some other people think that their better than anyone else.

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appearantly. 4 people died.

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A U.S. Capitol Police officer died from injuries suffered during Wednesday's riot in Washington, becoming the fifth related fatality.
Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a chaotic protest Wednesday aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power. Four deaths were reported on or around the U.S. Capitol grounds.

The nation's elected representatives scrambled to crouch under desks and don gas masks while police futilely tried to barricade the building, one of the most jarring scenes ever to unfold in a seat of American political power. A woman was shot and killed inside the Capitol, and D.C.'s mayor instituted a 12-hour curfew starting at 6 p.m. in an attempt to contain the violence.

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Congress reconvened at night, with lawmakers decrying rioters who defaced the Capitol and vowing to finish confirming the Electoral College vote for Joe Biden's election, even if it took all night.

Before dawn Thursday, lawmakers completed their work, confirming Biden won.

Vice President Mike Pence, presiding over the joint session, announced the tally, 306-232.

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Trump, who had steadfastly refused to concede the election, said in a statement immediately after the vote that there "will be an orderly transition" of power on Inauguration Day.

"Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th," Trump said in a statement posted to Twitter by an aide.

Pence had reopened the Senate after the harrowing day and directly addressed the demonstrators: "You did not win."

A woman died after being shot by U.S. Capitol Police as the mob tried to break through a barricaded door in the Capitol where police were armed on the other side. Additionally, a woman and two men died after suffering medical emergencies around the Capitol grounds, Metropolitan Police Department Acting Chief Robert Contee said. The causes of death of the three people who suffered medical emergencies will be determined by the Office of the Medical Examiner.

D.C. Fire and EMS transported 10 other people with injuries. Fourteen D.C. police officers also were injured, police said.

The woman who was shot was identified as Ashli Babbitt of San Diego.

"Ashli was both loyal as well as extremely passionate about what she believed in," her family said in a statement. "She loved this country and felt honored to have served in our Armed Forces. Please keep her family in your thoughts and respect their privacy during this time."

Rosanne Boyland, 34, of Kennesaw, Georgia; Kevin Greeson, 55, of Athens, Alabama; and Benjamin Phillips, 50, of Ringtown, Pennsylvania, each died after suffering medical emergencies, D.C. police said.

As of 10:30 p.m., D.C. police reported 47 arrests for curfew violation. Five others were arrested for weapons violations.

Police said they recovered and destroyed two pipe bombs, one outside the Democratic National Committee and one outside the Republican National Committee. They also found a cooler from a vehicle that had a long gun and Molotov cocktail on Capitol grounds.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser extended a public emergency declared earlier Wednesday for 15 days.

"Many persons came to the District armed and for the purpose of engaging in violence and destruction and have engaged in violence and destruction," a statement from the mayor's office said.

Trump issued a restrained call for peace but did not call on his supporters to leave.

The Senate reconvened after 8 p.m. and Pence condemned the violence.

"To those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today, you did not win," he said. "Violence never wins. Freedom wins, and this is still the people's house. As we reconvene in this chamber, the world will again witness the resilience and strength of our democracy."

There were heavily armed officers from the Capitol Police and Secret Service near the Senate floor, including a counter-assault team.

A man was stabbed outside the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, D.C. police said. He was taken to a hospital. No one was immediately arrested.

Rioters used chemical irritants on police in order to gain access to the Capitol grounds - D.C.'s police chief said - broke glass and waved Trump flags.

Authorities eventually regained control as night fell.

Heavily armed officers brought in as reinforcements started using tear gas in a coordinated effort to get people moving toward the door, then combed the halls for stragglers, pushing the mob farther out onto the plaza and lawn, in clouds of tear gas and smoke from flash-bangs and percussion grenades.

Video footage also showed officers letting people calmly walk out the doors of the Capitol despite the rioting and vandalism.

Officials declared the U.S. Capitol complex secure at nearly 6 p.m. after heavily armed police moved to end a violent, nearly four-hour occupation. An announcement rang out inside a secure location for officials of the House. Lawmakers applauded.

Members of Congress said they were stunned by the violence. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) said she had expected the day to be tense.

"Them actually entering the United States Capitol is not something anyone would have expected to see here in the United States of America. It it is a shameful and sad day for our democracy," she said.

Rioters will be held responsible for the chaos, D.C.'s mayor said.

"The behavior that we are witnessing is shameful, unpatriotic and, above all, it is unlawful," she said at a news conference Wednesday evening. "Anyone who has engaged in these activities, continues to engage in these activities, will be held accountable."

Pence's office said in a statement Wednesday night that he never left the Capitol.

"@VP was in regular contact w/ House & Senate leadership, Cap Police, DOJ, & DoD to facilitate efforts to secure the Capitol & reconvene Congress. And now we will finish the People's business," it said.

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A curfew began in D.C. at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Bowser announced. Nearby Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia also were under curfews. Many pro-Trump protesters remained on D.C. streets in defiance of the order.

Twitter locked Trump's account after removing three tweets he posted following the chaos. According to the tweet, the account "will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked."

As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy. https://t.co/k6OkjNG3bM
- Safety (@Safety) January 7, 2021

Two "suspected explosive devices" were found and rendered safe, the FBI said. The investigation is ongoing.

"All Americans should be outraged by this assault on our Capitol," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said.

Senate Democratic leader Schumer said Trump "bears a great deal of the blame." Jan. 6, 2021 will "live forever in infamy" and will be a stain on our democracy, he said.

All Americans should be outraged by this assault on our Capitol
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan

"The president, who promoted conspiracy theories that motivated these thugs, the president, who exhorted them to come to our nation's capital, egged them on," Schumer continued.

Former President Barack Obama said history will rightly remember the violence at the Capitol as a moment of great dishonor and shame for the nation. Obama said that for two months "a political party and its accompanying media ecosystem has too often been unwilling to tell their followers the truth."

He said "their fantasy narrative has spiraled further and further from reality, and it builds upon years of sown resentments. Now we're seeing the consequences, whipped up into a violent crescendo."

Law enforcement that responded to the Capitol included the D.C. National Guard, Maryland National Guard, Virginia National Guard and officers from multiple D.C.-area police departments. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would send 1,000 Guard troops to assist with security.

News4 witnessed a crowd stomping on reporters' cameras and tripods and chanting, "The media is the enemy of the people."

Trump told supporters to be peaceful in a tweet late Wednesday afternoon, more than two hours after rioters began storming the Capitol.

"You have to go home now. We have to have peace," he said in a video, going on to repeat false attacks on the election.

Trump urged his supporters to come to Washington to protest Congress' formal approval of Biden's win. Several Republican lawmakers backed his calls, despite there being no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing in the election.

A Harrowing Scene on Capitol Hill
Inside the House chamber, lawmakers described a harrowing scene Wednesday afternoon. As they stayed down, they were told to have gas masks at the ready - and take off the lapel pins they wear identifying them as elected representatives. Police had guns drawn, and furniture barricaded the door.

Glass was shattered. Some prayed while protesters banged on the doors. Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips yelled loudly at Republicans, "This is because of you!"

A chaplain prayed as police guarded the doors to the chamber and lawmakers tried to gather information about what was happening.

Announcements blared: Due to an "external security threat," no one could enter or exit the Capitol complex, the recording said. Lawmakers tweeted that they were sheltering in place.

URGENT: US Capitol Police warning to Capitol staff pic.twitter.com/mExR91lZ3K
- Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) January 6, 2021

After making sure the hallways were clear, police swiftly escorted people down a series of hallways and tunnels to a cafeteria in one of the House office buildings.

Police evacuated the chamber at 2:30 p.m., ushering senators to the first of what would be several undisclosed locations.

Clerks grabbed boxes of electoral college certificates as they left.

https://twitter.com/SenJeffMerkley/status/1346938705932648451

The pro-Trump mob took over the presiding officer's chair in the Senate, the offices of the House speaker and the Senate dais, where one yelled, "Trump won that election."

They mocked its leaders, posing for photos in the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one with his feet propped on a desk in her office, another sitting in the same seat Pence had occupied only moments before during the proceedings to certify the Electoral College vote.

As soon as they left, protesters roamed the halls shouting, "Where are they?" One got on the Senate dais and yelled, "Trump won that election."

"If you are outside, seek cover," another warning said.

Black Lives Matter DC issued a statement with the headline "We tried to warn you" and said they called on local leaders on Dec. 30 to stand up to white supremacists.

"Though we remain unsurprised, it should have never have gotten to this point. Instead of brutalizing Black Lives Matter activists, DC officials should have intervened months ago," the group said. "White supremacists were emboldened and made to feel comfortable, confident and secure to come to our city and reign terror."

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The Republican National Committee says it strongly condemns the violence at the Capitol, adding that the violent scenes "do not represent acts of patriotism, but an attack on our country and its founding principles." The RNC is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform.

"What happened today was domestic terrorism," the group's communications director, Michael Ahrens, said.

Multiple groups of protesters convened around the U.S. Capitol and National Mall Wednesday morning as Congress met to count states' electoral votes and reaffirm that Biden was elected the next U.S. president.

Trump Supporters Breach Capitol in Jan. 6 Riot

In front of a cheering crowd, Trump took to the stage for more than an hour to complain of "bold and radical left Democrats" and "fake news media" and assert without providing evidence that he won November's election. "Fight for Trump," the crowd chanted back.

Minutes after Congress started its joint session Wednesday afternoon, Trump left the stage and a stream of protesters began flooding the streets and making their way toward the Capitol.

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Lots of peoples safety is at stake during these events. And this event and future events like this might will happen successfully because of how the police is being on the people.

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol descended into chaos and violence Wednesday as hundreds of pro-Trump rioters swarmed the building, leaving four people dead and forcing the Senate to evacuate and Vice President Mike Pence to be ushered to safety.

The frenzied scene after rioters broke through barricades forced Congress to evacuate parts of the building and abruptly pause a ceremonial event affirming that President-elect Joe Biden won the November election. In one dramatic moment, police officers drew guns as rioters tried to break into the House chamber.

Pence, who was presiding over the joint session of Congress, could be seen rushing out of the Senate chamber amid the sounds of throngs of President Donald Trump's supporters who surrounded the Capitol. Pence and Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the Senate president pro tem, were taken to a secure location, a senator told NBC News.

A woman was fatally shot by U.S. Capitol Police and three other people died in "medical emergencies," Washington Police Chief Robert Contee said.

The doors of the Senate were closed and locked, and senators were told to stay away from the area. The doors to the House were barricaded, and some lawmakers were seen praying. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered a 12-hour curfew in the city that began Wednesday evening.

Twitter and other social media channels were flooded with images of protesters skirmishing with police officers, and there were multiple reports of rioting inside the Capitol as some rioters broke windows, battered down doors and postured in the Senate chamber.

Improvised explosive devices were found on the Capitol grounds, several law enforcement officials said. Officers were in the process of destroying the devices, and it was not clear whether they were functional. At least one was made of a small section of galvanized pipe.

The woman who was fatally shot by Capitol Police was Ashli Babbitt, 35, of San Diego, family members told NBC San Diego.

Her brother-in-law, Justin Jackson, said in a statement to the station: "Ashli was both loyal as well as extremely passionate about what she believed in. She loved this country and felt honored to have served in our Armed Forces. Please keep her family in your thoughts and respect their privacy during this time."

Five weapons were recovered from the complex, and three arrests were made, D.C. police said. None of the people were residents of the District of Columbia. There were 12 arrests in the two days leading up to Wednesday.

Images from the clashes were rife with disturbing hate symbols: a photo of a noose that had been hung on the west side of the Capitol, protesters waving Confederate flags or using white power gestures.

Trump directed the National Guard to head to the Capitol, he said in a tweet, and U.S. Capitol Police requested additional support. The FBI was deployed, and the U.S. Marshals Service assisted, too.

As Bowser's 12-hour curfew went into effect, most of the protesters dispersed, but pro-Trump demonstrators were seen in videos on social media roaming the city's streets amid a heavy police presence.

Washington police announced several arrests related to the protests and about 50 curfew-violation arrests as of 10:30 p.m. The police department said that most of the arrestees were from out of state and that it was processing additional arrests.

Bowser said the city is working with federal law enforcement agencies to identify and prosecute people who stormed the chambers of Congress.

All four living former presidents decried the rioting.

Former President George W. Bush condemned the violence in a statement and also indirectly criticized Trump and his supporters.

"It is a sickening and heartbreaking sight. This is how election results are disputed in a banana republic - not our democratic republic," he said. "I am appalled by the reckless behavior of some political leaders since the election and by the lack of respect shown today for our institutions, our traditions, and our law enforcement."

Bush said the passions of protesters were "inflamed by falsehoods and false hopes."

Former President Barack Obama excoriated Trump in a statement and denounced the violence, calling it "a moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation."

"Right now, Republican leaders have a choice made clear in the desecrated chambers of democracy. They can continue down this road and keep stoking the raging fires," Obama said. "Or they can choose reality and take the first steps toward extinguishing the flames. They can choose America."

Former President Jimmy Carter said in a statement, "This is a national tragedy and is not who we are as a nation," while Bill Clinton tweeted, "The match was lit by Donald Trump and his most ardent enablers, including many in Congress, to overturn the results of an election he lost."

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif, confirming on Fox News that shots had been fired inside the Capitol, called the mayhem "un-American" and said: "We can disagree, but we should not take it to this level. ... You do not do what is happening right now. People are being hurt. This is unacceptable."

Biden called on Trump to go on national television to "fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution and demand an end to this siege."

"It's not protest. It's insurrection," he said. "The words of a president matter, no matter how good or bad it is."

The top Democrats in Congress echoed Biden's message: "We are calling on President Trump to demand that all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Grounds immediately," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a joint statement.

Pelosi, in another statement Wednesday, called the violence "a shameful assault" on democracy and vowed that both chambers would finish certifying Biden's win under heightened protection.

Congress reconvened late Wednesday evening, with members of both parties sharply rebuking the violence and vandalism of the chamber. Pence called it "a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol."

"To those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today: You did not win. Violence never wins. Freedom wins. And this is still the people's house," he said.

Former Attorney General William Barr, who was with Trump last summer as National Guard members sprayed tear gas to disperse peaceful protesters so the president could hold a Bible for a photo opportunity, admonished the rioters.

"The violence at the Capitol Building is outrageous and despicable. Federal agencies should move immediately to disperse it," he said.

Dan Eberhart, a prominent donor to Trump and the Republican Party, also sharply criticized the protests and the president.

"If President Trump wants to have any kind of political future within the Republican Party, he needs to condemn the violence at the Capitol and stop claiming the election was stolen," Eberhart told NBC News. "President Trump had his day in court. It's time to concede defeat and think about his political future."

He added, "The desecration of the Capitol is not going to be forgotten. He cost Sen. [Mitch] McConnell his leadership position, and now he's s------g all over the Capitol."

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned the violence in a series of tweets and called for arrests and prosecution.

"Let us swiftly bring justice to the criminals who engaged in this rioting," he said in the tweet.

McConnell, R-Ky., the Senate majority leader, rebuked the rioters - without noting the source of the violence - and called them "thugs."

"Criminal behavior will never dominate the United States," he said. He did not identify its source, nor did he call on his members to drop their objections to the count. "This institution is resilient. Our democratic republic is strong. The American people deserve nothing less."

Schumer, who is poised to succeed McConnell as majority leader, sharply criticized the protests but squarely placed the blame on Trump in a fiery speech before Biden's win was certified.

"Make no mistake. Make no mistake, my friends. Today's events did not happen spontaneously," he said. "This mob was, in good part, President Trump's doing - incited by his words, his lies. This violence, in good part, his responsibility, his everlasting shame."

Schumer also called for rioters to be "prosecuted to the full extent of the law - hopefully by this administration. If not, certainly by the next."

Trump, who earlier Wednesday called on his supporters to march to the Capitol and even suggested that he might join them before he ultimately returned to the White House, addressed the chaos and the unrest in a series of tweets that Twitter eventually flagged for spreading false election claims and posing "a risk of violence."

He asked people to go home but did not condemn the violence.

The chaos erupted after Trump spoke to a large crowd in front of the White House. He angrily vowed never to concede to Biden and baselessly asserted that the election results were fraudulent.

"We will never give up. We will never concede. You don't concede when there is theft involved," Trump told supporters, some of whom chanted "USA!" or waved anti-Biden banners. He later falsely claimed that Biden would be an "illegitimate" president.

In the White House after the violent clashes in and around the Capitol, chief of staff Mark Meadows, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and senior advisers Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were among those meeting with the president, a person familiar with the matter said.

Some aides appear shaken by the events, which aired on televisions in the West Wing.

"There's been some hard days and some challenging days," a person familiar with meetings said. "I would say that this one's the toughest."

Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump's chief of staff and a former White House press secretary, submitted her resignation Wednesday.

Twitter also, for the first time, locked Trump's account after it flagged and removed several of his tweets for "repeated and severe violations" of the company's civic integrity policy. The company threatened permanent suspension if the tweets were not deleted. Facebook also blocked Trump's access to his account for 24 hours.

Trump had tweeted several messages, some of which were removed for "contributing to the risk of ongoing violence."

Trump's groundless claims of voter fraud have been widely debunked, and his legal team's efforts to challenge the election results in court have been rejected by a succession of judges. Trump had claimed that Wednesday's joint session of Congress was a chance to overturn the election, even though state electors had already certified the results and the event inside the Capitol was ceremonial.

Trump had put pressure on Pence to intervene in the count. In his lengthy and digressive remarks, Trump called on Pence to "do the right thing," even though Pence's ceremonial role did not give him with power to intervene. Pence sent a letter to Congress before the ceremony saying he would not be doing what Trump had hoped.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., tweeted that she was drawing up articles of impeachment against Trump.

"We can't allow him to remain in office, it's a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath," she tweeted.

Trump was impeached by the House in late 2019 and acquitted by the Senate in early 2020.

Jason Bjorklund, who flew to the capital from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, said he did not know what to expect when Congress convened.

"I just felt compelled to be here, because it seems like our republic is slipping away from us," Bjorklund said. He added, baselessly, that there were "mountains of evidence of fraud" and detailed conspiracy theories about voting machines using software made by Dominion Voting Systems.

When asked to account for the judges who have rejected the Trump legal team's attempts to challenge the results, Bjorklund said: "I think we've got corruption from the top to the bottom."

Before Trump's speech, it appeared that some senators were being approached by Trump supporters near the Capitol, including an apparently exasperated Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., who said he would not vote against affirming Biden's victory because he was bound to follow the law.

"I took an oath under God, under God!" Young said. "Do we still take that seriously in this country?"

Theresa Reilly and her husband, Bill, came to the nation's capital from Michigan - a key Midwest swing state that fell into the Democratic column in November - to participate in the protests because they believe Biden's triumph was fraudulent.

"We don't believe they're honest, true voters," Theresa Reilly said as Celine Dion's theme song from the movie "Titanic" played on a speaker system in the background. "There's a lot of cheating going on, and I think everybody knows that, including Democrats."

Bill Reilly said that even without "doing too much research," it was clear that "something's up" with the November election results

"The only thing I can say is, however many people are here, this isn't going to go away," he said. "If you thought 2020 was weird, 2021 is going to be 'hold my beer,' if you ask me."
Allan Smith, Ginger Gibson, Pete Williams, Shannon Pettypiece, Haley Talbot, Kristen Welker, Carol E. Lee, Hallie Jackson, Monica Alba and Peter Alexander reported from Washington; Daniel Arkin, Dartunorro Clark and Tom Winter from New York; and Lauren Egan from Georgia.

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4 dead, Congress evacuated, National Guard activated after pro-Trump rioters storm Capitol

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol descended into chaos and violence Wednesday as hundreds of pro-Trump rioters swarmed the building, leaving four people dead and forcing the Senate to evacuate and Vice President Mike Pence to be ushered to safety.