Share CLOSE A DC Metropolitan Police officer is wheeled to an ambulance after supporters of US President Donald Trump occupied the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, Jan 6, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
The protesters who sought to take over the US Capitol building on Wednesday generated anger and concern about the nation s democracy across the country and among world leaders. Peaceful protest is an important mechanism of our democracy but what we are witnessing in our nation s Capitol building is reprehensible and an outright assault to our democracy and Democratic institutions, California Governor Gavin Newsom said. Because of today s events incited by the President, I had to ask the Illinois State Police and other enforcement resources, engaged in important life-saving missions (COVID-19 vaccination), to redeploy to heighten their presence at government buildings and the Capitol in Springfield, said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.