US President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed a session of Congress yesterday to certify Joe Biden’s election win, triggering unprecedented chaos and violence at the heart of American democracy and accusations the president was attempting a coup.
Security forces fired tear gas in a four-hour operation to clear the Capitol and police say at least one person was shot and killed, reportedly a female Trump partisan from California.
One Trump backer in jeans and a baseball cap was pictured propping a leg up on house speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk, where a threatening note had been left, as throngs of others climbed onto risers set up for Biden’s inauguration on January 20, holding a banner that read: ‘We the people will bring DC to its knees/We have the power’. – January 7, 2021.
Donald Trump supporters storming the US Capitol following a rally with the president in Washington. The supporters gathered in the capital to protest against the ratification of president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 elections. – AFP pic, January 7, 2021.A supporter of US President Donald Trump sitting on the desk of US house speaker Nancy Pelosi after supporters breached the US Capitol security in Washington yesterday. The president’s supporters are protesting against the ratification of president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 elections. – EPA pic, January 7, 2021.Donald Trump supporters clashing with police and security forces as they push barricades to storm the US Capitol in Washington D.C. – AFP pic, January 7, 2021.Donald Trump supporters storming the US Capitol following a rally with the president in Washington. The supporters gathered in the capital to protest against the ratification of president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 elections. – EPA pic, January 7, 2021.Police detaining a person as supporters of US President Donald Trump protest outside the US Capitol yesterday. – AFP pic, January 7, 2021.Riot police preparing to move demonstrators away from the US Capitol in Washington. Donald Trump’s supporters stormed a session of Congress yesterday to certify Joe Biden’s election win, triggering unprecedented chaos and violence at the heart of American democracy and accusations the president is attempting a coup. – AFP pic, January 7, 2021.Donald Trump supporters climbing the Peace Monument in front of the US Capitol in Washington. – AFP pic, January 7, 2021.Supporters of US President Donald Trump and his baseless claims of voter fraud breaching Capitol security and climbing the inauguration stand to protest against Congress certifying Joe Biden as the next president in Washington. – EPA pic, January 7, 2021.Supporters of US President Donald Trump outside the Senate chambers after breaching Capitol security in Washington. Protesters entered the US Capitol where the electoral college vote certification for president-elect Joe Biden is taking place. – EPA pic, January 7, 2021.Supporters of US President Donald Trump in the Capitol Rotunda after breaching security in Washington. – EPA pic, January 7, 2021.
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