The Capitol Siege Was White Supremacy in Action. Trial Evidence Confirms That.
Trump loyalists clash with police and security forces as they push barricades to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021.
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New footage aired at the impeachment trial of Donald Trump has flooded the U.S. once again with images of the violent mob that stormed the Capitol last month, reigniting our horror and attempt as a nation to make sense of the event.
What we witnessed was white supremacy on full display. There were Confederate flags, nooses, symbols of antisemitism. There were members of âalt-rightâ groups such as the Proud Boys. Combine these facts with the reality that the white mob was there to overturn legitimate votes, especially votes cast by majority-Black voters who played a significant role in electing now-President Joe Biden, this was a case of white power and white rage unhinged. And we must not forget about the t
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