Ashli Babbitt was a prolific retweeter, and the last thing this Trump true believer retweeted before she was shot dead during the storming of the US Capitol Building on Wednesday was a call for Vice President Mike Pence to be charged with treason. Pence, the ultimate survivor of the Trump administration, and previously The Donald s most ardent loyalist, lost the support of Babbitt, and thousands of others like her, when he refused to overturn the Electoral College votes certifying Joe Biden s election victory. In a flash, the mob turned. Pence became part of the problem. The incident reveals something of the volatility in American politics right now, as the dynamics of power shift chaotically, almost by the hour. Who holds the power right now, and to whom is it flowing? Is it still with Trump, forced at last to concede defeat, possibly toxic now because he went too far, but still capable of unleashing hell with a simple message to his foot soldiers? Or is it flowing towards Bi
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A newly-elected local politician is among several high-profile figures identified within a group of rioters who stormed the United States Capitol, as law enforcement asks the public to help locate perpetrators.
Hundreds of pro-Donald Trump supporters threw Washington DC into crisis on Wednesday local time, storming the Capitol building in a bid to halt the certification of Electoral College ballots that would clear the way for President-Elect Joe Biden to take control of the White House on 20 January.
The insurgents, which Mr Biden has since labelled “domestic terrorists”, were able to get past law enforcement and enter the government building, occupying offices and the Senate floor, forcing the nation’s federal leaders to flee. Four people died as a result of the unrest.
Ashli Babbitt was a prolific retweeter, and the last thing this Trump true believer retweeted before she was shot dead during the storming of the US Capitol Building on Wednesday was a call for Vice President Mike Pence to be charged with treason. Pence, the ultimate survivor of the Trump administration, and previously The Donald s most ardent loyalist, lost the support of Babbitt, and thousands of others like her, when he refused to overturn the Electoral College votes certifying Joe Biden s election victory. In a flash, the mob turned. Pence became part of the problem. The incident reveals something of the volatility in American politics right now, as the dynamics of power shift chaotically, almost by the hour. Who holds the power right now, and to whom is it flowing? Is it still with Trump, forced at last to concede defeat, possibly toxic now because he went too far, but still capable of unleashing hell with a simple message to his foot soldiers? Or is it flowing towards Bi
Ashli Babbitt was a prolific retweeter, and the last thing this Trump true believer retweeted before she was shot dead during the storming of the US Capitol Building on Wednesday was a call for Vice President Mike Pence to be charged with treason. Pence, the ultimate survivor of the Trump administration, and previously The Donald s most ardent loyalist, lost the support of Babbitt, and thousands of others like her, when he refused to overturn the Electoral College votes certifying Joe Biden s election victory. In a flash, the mob turned. Pence became part of the problem. The incident reveals something of the volatility in American politics right now, as the dynamics of power shift chaotically, almost by the hour. Who holds the power right now, and to whom is it flowing? Is it still with Trump, forced at last to concede defeat, possibly toxic now because he went too far, but still capable of unleashing hell with a simple message to his foot soldiers? Or is it flowing towards Bi
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