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The insurrection in the other Washington is part of a long tradition of extremist thinking in America.
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepared to affirm President-elect Joe Biden s victory, thousands of people gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.(John Minchillo/AP)
The motto of the Washington Post is, “Democracy dies in darkness.”
Apparently, it can die in broad daylight, too.
Wednesday s attack on the U.S. Capitol by a Trump-supporting mob was not just predictable, but inevitable. It was promised. Its prime cheerleader, the most powerful individual in the world, President Donald Trump, has built a career smashing norms and violating laws in his self-interest, promoting division and soliciting assistance from foreign enemies.