Insider spoke to a diverse set of 12 young professionals and activists, including an Asian American climate change activist, a Black female journalist, and a white male political consultant, about how the riots at the Capitol made them feel and what hopes they have for their futures amid political unrest.
Some said they were still trying to process everything that happened, with one millennial calling it "deplorable" and another calling it "a clear depiction of white power and supremacy."
Claire Randolph, 20, is a Republican who said that Trump doesn't represent traditional values, and called Wednesday's events disturbing. "The saddest part is that it has nothing to do with politics anymore," she said. "This is pure anarchy."