Updated Jan 07, 2021 | 03:05 IST
A crowd of Trump supporters estimated to be in the thousands travelled to Washington on Wednesday to pressure lawmakers and Vice President Pence to overturn the results of the election. President Donald Trump told his supporters to go home after they stormed the US Capitol
Washington: The US Capitol building has been put in lockdown and multiple congressional buildings have been evacuated following increasingly violent protests by supporters of President Donald Trump as the Congress began the debate on certification of President-elect Joe Biden s electoral victory.
According to CNN, shortly after 1 pm ET (11:30 pm IST), pro-Trump protesters pushed through barriers set up along the perimeter of the US Capitol Building, chanting USA! USA! and waving American flags, as well as flags reading Don t Tread on Me.
LIVE: Trump tells violent supporters to go home in peace
By: Associated Press , Jeff Tavss
Posted at 11:41 AM, Jan 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-06 17:47:52-05
WASHINGTON â President Donald Trump called in the National Guard after violent protests broke out inside and outside the US Capitol on Wednesday.
One person was shot as protesters breached the heavily-secured building and forced the evacuation of the Senate and House of Representatives, forcing a delay in the constitutional process to affirm Joe Bidenâs victory in the November election.
A protester got up on the dais inside the Senate chamber and yelled âTrump won that election,â while several dozen are roaming through the halls, yelling, âWhere are they?â
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Trump s GOP Allies Begin Futile Effort To Overturn Election
On the urging of Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress objected to certification of state election results. They will fail, but hurt democracy in the process.
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday began a doomed ― and dangerous ― effort to object to President-elect Joe Biden’s win and overturn the election in favor of soon-to-be-former President Donald Trump.
GOP members in a joint session objected to certifying electoral results from Arizona, which Biden won. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) objected to certification of the electoral votes from his state, to Republican applause. He was quickly joined by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Police, Trump supporters clash at Capitol as Congress begins counting electoral votes Follow Us
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U.S. Capitol police appeared to spray mace at some angry Trump supporters who were pressing toward the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress began counting the Electoral College votes to certify the win of President-elect Joseph R. Biden.
Video posted on Twitter of the clash showed Capitol police officers taking up a defensive ring in front of the building as flag-waving Trump supporters tried to mount steps toward the entrances. One officer could be seen spraying them with a small canister that emitted a stream.
Woman in critical condition after being shot during protests in Washington ANI | Updated: Jan 07, 2021 02:38 IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): As chaos followed at the US Capitol building after pro-Trump demonstrators staged a violent protest and breached the House and Senate chambers, a woman was reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the chest on the Capitol grounds, according to two sources familiar with the matter, reported CNN.
Further details regarding the circumstances of the shooting are awaited.
A crowd of Trump supporters estimated to be in the thousands travelled to Washington on Wednesday to pressure lawmakers and Vice President Pence to overturn the results of the election. Pence noted earlier in the day that he does not have the power to object to electors, reported The Hill.