Pro-Trump rioters inside Nancy Pelosi’s office.Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty
Pro-Trump rioters whoviolently stormed the U.S. Capitolon Wednesday afternoon got into the office of House SpeakerNancy Pelosiamid the chaos.
Pelosireleased a joint statementwith Sen.Chuck Schumeron Wednesday amid the protest, saying, “We are calling on President Trump to demand that all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol grounds immediately.”
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.SCOTT APPLEWHITE/POOL/AFP via Getty
“I know your pain. I know you’re hurt,” hesaid in a video he shared to Twitter. “But … we have to have peace, so go home. We love you. You’re very special. You’ve seen what happens. You see the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil. I know how you feel.”
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Thousands of Trump backers had gathered in Washington, D.C., to show their support for the president amid his baseless claims of election fraud following his November loss to President-electJoe Biden.
After the president addressed them at a rally Wednesday morning, declaring “we will never concede,” his supporters eventually moved from the Mall to the Capitol, with scores of them storming the building in the afternoon.
Rioters outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty
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The rioters pushed through barriers set up along the perimeter of the Capitol building just after 1:00 p.m., causing members of Congress to be evacuated.
Video footage taken at the scene showed people carrying “Trump 2020” and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags clashing with police, many in full riot gear, near the Capitol building.
The chaotic and unprecedented situation remains ongoing, with multiple reports of shots fired inside the building.
Gabrielle Chung
source: people.com
