Just as the chambers recess, footage showed protesters scaling the walls, gathering on the terraces, and entering the Capitol. The building is locked down, lawmakers are asked to shelter in space, and top lawmakers were escorted off the floorhttps://ti.me/2Ln1mX0
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The National Guard has been deployed. “The D.C. Guard has been mobilized to provide support to federal law enforcement in the District,” said a Pentagon spokesman
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The Associated Press reported that one person was injured, although no subsequent details were available. The U.S. Capitol Police did not respond to request for independent confirmation
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a joint statement requesting that Trump demand all protesters “leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Grounds immediately.” Trump has declined to do sohttps://ti.me/3pRZWTp
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In a video, Trump calls on protesters at the Capitol to go home, but simultaneously reiterates his baseless claim that the election was fraudulent. “I know your pain. I know you’re hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us,” Trump said. “But you have to go home now”
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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a longtime Trump ally, denounced the “disgraceful scenes in U.S. Congress.” Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas also called on Trump and his supporters to “finally accept the decision of American voters and stop trampling democracy”
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After police secured the Capitol building, lawmakers told reporters they were eager to complete the proceedings certifying states’ Electoral College slates. But it remains unclear when lawmakers will resume their dutieshttps://ti.me/3pRZWTp
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A woman who was shot at the Capitol earlier on Wednesday has died, a spokesperson for Washington D.C’s Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed
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Congress will continue counting electoral votes tonight. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to her colleagues that the joint session of Congress would continue once it is safe, and that members should remain at the Capitol for the time being
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The one that wanted to Make America Great Again is literally destroying the greatness of America.
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False flag
for brains!
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