Chaos As Protestors Storm U.S. Capitol, Tensions Extremely High
By The Big Lead
President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress attempted to certify the 2020 election results. They easily overcame insufficient resistance because, for some reason, this entirely predictable event wasn't properly anticipated.
An attempted coup is underway. A seditious act is underway, the consequences of which are extremely in doubt. These are surreal sentences to type and yet they can be typed. We'll attempt to provide an updated snapshot of the situation, which is spiraling quickly.
That’s the confederate flag flying outside the Senate chamber pic.twitter.com/1XB5TlAsuv
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 6, 2021
Outside the Capitol, which is now on lockdown.
— Washingtonian (@washingtonian) January 6, 2021
?: @EvyMages pic.twitter.com/4ZMV9OSxLl
— Follow @Dubs408 (@NotDubs408) January 6, 2021
Holy shit pic.twitter.com/dofEG2SmqP
— Jim Newell (@jim_newell) January 6, 2021
MSNBC reporting the Secret Service just had to usher Pence out of the Capitol through underground tunnels . . . to protect him from an angry mob sent by Trump.
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) January 6, 2021
Jake Tapper describes what's going on at the Capitol as "a bloodless coup" pic.twitter.com/17D0Ns1FIA
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 6, 2021
Per @NBCNews the US Senate is being evacuated.
— Casey Jones (@CaseyJ_WOODTV) January 6, 2021
The Capitol is locked down, under assault by #MAGA terrorists ordered into action by #DearLeader. Trump and his Republican thugs should be arrested immediately.
— Bryan Dawson (@BryanDawsonUSA) January 6, 2021
When we protested for justice, we were shot. When Trump thugs attack the Capitol...pic.twitter.com/qmaEy25wnM
We’ve been told rioters have breached the third floor of the Capitol. Here’s the view from the windows. pic.twitter.com/nCrTtRBbql
— Jazmine Ulloa (@jazmineulloa) January 6, 2021
Holy shit they’re literally breaking into the Capitol pic.twitter.com/y3WWefJsej
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) January 6, 2021
Inside House chamber right now pic.twitter.com/yOk1yWpnT7
— Zak Hudak (@cbszak) January 6, 2021
They’re in the chamber. One is up on the dais yelling “Trump won that election!” This is insane pic.twitter.com/p6CXhBDSFT
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 6, 2021