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"Storming of the United States Capitol" redirects here. For the 1814 storming of the Capitol, see Burning of Washington.

2021 storming of the United States Capitol
Part of 2020–2021 United States election protests and attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Top to bottom, left to right: A pro-Trump flag waving in front of the Capitol, President Donald Trump speaking to a crowd at the "Save America" rally, protesters gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza
DateJanuary 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)
1:10 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.[1] (EST)
Location
United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.

38°53′23.3″N 77°00′32.6″W / 38.889806°N 77.009056°W / 38.889806; -77.009056
Caused byOpposition to the Electoral College vote count of the 2020 United States presidential election
Casualties
Death(s)4[2][3]
InjuriesAt least 50 D.C. police officers[4][5]
ArrestedAt least 68[6][a]

2020 U.S. presidential election
Attempts to overturn
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On January 6, 2021, supporters of United States President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol, breaching security and occupying parts of the building for several hours. The event disrupted a joint session of Congress to count the vote of the Electoral College and certify Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election.

Trump supporters had gathered in Washington, D.C., on January 5 and 6 to protest against the election results, which Trump had been falsely claiming were due to electoral fraud. Trump, his supporters, and allies were demanding that Vice President Mike Pence and Congress reject Biden's victory.[6][7][8] On the morning of January 6, protesters assembled at the "Save America" rally[9][10] on the Ellipse, where President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Rudy Giuliani spoke. Trump encouraged his supporters to "fight like hell" for Republicans to "take back our country", and asked his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol.[11][12] Giuliani called for them to engage in "a trial by combat",[13] and Trump Jr. used similar language to advocate "total war" following his father's electoral defeat.[14]

The demonstration culminated in a violent attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters.[15] Congress was in session at the time, conducting the Electoral College vote count and debating the results of the vote. As the rioters entered the Capitol, breaking through windows and soon after through the doors, Capitol security evacuated the Senate and House of Representatives chambers. Several buildings in the Capitol complex were evacuated, and all buildings in the complex were subsequently locked down.[16] Rioters broke past security to occupy the evacuated Senate chamber while guards drew handguns to prevent entry to the evacuated House floor.[17][18][19][20][21] The evacuated office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was occupied.[22]

A woman was shot by law enforcement officers as she attempted to enter the House chamber's through a broken window and later died of her injuries;[23][24][25] three others died as a result of medical emergencies throughout the day.[2][3] Three improvised explosive devices were reported to have been found: one on Capitol grounds, and one each at the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee offices.[26][2]

Trump reacted slowly to the storming, eventually praising the rioters while telling them to "go home in peace"; he described the rioters as being "great patriots" and "very special", expressed "love" for them, and attributed the insurrection to a "stolen election".[27][28] As a result, Twitter temporarily locked Trump's account and removed three of his tweets for violations of its civic integrity policy, while Facebook banned him indefinitely after initially taking similar temporary measures.[29][30][31] The crowd was dispersed out of the U.S. Capitol later that evening. The process to certify Electoral College results resumed shortly after 8:00 p.m. (EST) and continued to its conclusion the following morning.

These events transpired after weeks of numerous failed attempts by Trump and his supporters to overturn the election results. The riots and storming of the Capitol were described as insurrection, sedition, and domestic terrorism.[32][33][34] Some news outlets labeled the act as an attempted coup d'état by Trump.[35][36] The incident was the first time the Capitol had been overrun since the 1814 burning of Washington by the British during the War of 1812.[37][38] Trump committed to an "orderly transition" of power in a statement after the violence.[39][40]

Background

President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in 2020.

On November 3, 2020, Democratic candidate Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election, defeating the incumbent Republican president Donald Trump. Before, during and after the counting of votes, Trump and other Republicans attempted to overturn the election, falsely alleging widespread voter fraud.[41]

With Congress scheduled to meet on January 6, 2021, to count the results of the Electoral College vote, Trump announced plans for a rally ahead of the event to continue his protest on the validity of several states' election results. On December 18, Trump announced "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"[42] Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser requested on December 31, 2020, that District of Columbia National Guard troops be deployed to support local police during the anticipated demonstrations. She wrote in her request that the guards would not be armed, and that they would be primarily responsible for "crowd management" and traffic direction, allowing police to focus on security concerns. Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller approved the request on January 4, 2021. The approval activated 340 troops, with no more than 114 to be deployed at any given time.[43]

Trump had spent previous days suggesting that Pence should reject Biden's victory, an act that is not within Pence's constitutional powers as vice president, and he repeated this call in his speech on the morning of January 6.[44] The same afternoon, Pence released a letter to Congress in which he said he would not challenge Biden's victory.[44]

Events in the District of Columbia

Protesters at Union Station in the morning on January 6.

Thousands of attendees gathered in Freedom Plaza on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, in advance of protests planned for the week.[45] On Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, at least ten people were arrested, several on weapons charges.[19]

"Save America March" in Washington, D.C.

On the morning of January 6, protesters surrounded the Washington Monument to rally. Several people gave speeches on the Ellipse, including Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani and Trump himself. Giuliani addressed the crowd, repeating conspiracy theories that voting machines used in the election were "crooked" and calling for "trial by combat".[46] Congressman Mo Brooks told the crowd "Today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass" and Congressman Madison Cawthorn said "this crowd has some fight."[47][48]

Trump gave a speech from behind a glass barrier, declaring he would "never concede" the election, criticizing the media and calling for Pence to overturn the election results, something that is not within Pence's constitutional power.[44][49]

Trump urged his supporters to march on the Capitol, where Congress meets:

You'll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength and you have to be strong. We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated. I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard today.[50]

Trump also told his supporters to "fight. We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore." He declared they would be "going to the Capitol and we're going to try and give" Republicans "the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country".[12]

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump also spoke, verbally attacking Republican congressmen and senators who were not supporting the effort to challenge the Electoral College vote, and promising to campaign against them in future primary elections.[51]

Rioting in the Capitol building

File:Video shot by Congressman Dan Kildee D-Flint - via Michael Moore on Facebook Watch.webm
Video shot inside the House of Representatives chamber with armed security blocking the doors.

At about 1:00 p.m. local time, participants of Trump's rally, encouraged by Trump's speech, left the rally and advanced on the Capitol building. Some of the protestors arrived at the Capitol in response to posts on pro-Trump far-right social media websites, including Gab and Parler, which featured calls for violence against Congress, and included adherents to groups such as QAnon and the Proud Boys, among others.[52] As rally attendees arrived at the Capitol to meet other protestors already gathered there, at about 2:15 p.m. the barricades around the perimeter of the Capitol grounds manned by the District of Columbia police were breached, and Capitol security advised the members of Congress to take cover.[53][54] As rioters began to storm the Capitol and other nearby buildings, some buildings in the complex were evacuated, and rioters broke past security to enter the Capitol itself, including the National Statuary Hall.[19][20] At the time of the disruption, the joint session of Congress had split up so that each chamber could separately debate and then vote on an objection to accepting the certified results of the slate of electors from Arizona that was raised by representative Paul Gosar from Arizona and signed on by Senator Ted Cruz from Texas, with both chambers roughly halfway through their two hour debate on the motion.[55][56] After breaching the security perimeter,[57][58] most rioters simply walked into the Capitol on foot; others used ropes and makeshift ladders to invade the building and some broke windows to get in.[59]

After the breach, all buildings in the complex were locked down, with no entry or exit from the buildings allowed. Those within the building were asked to move into offices and lock their doors and windows; those outside were advised to "seek cover".[16] At approximately 2:15 p.m. an armed police officer entered the Senate chamber, positioned facing the back entrance of the chamber, while debate over the Arizona electoral college votes continued. Moments later, Pence was escorted out by members of the Secret Service, and banging could be heard from outside as people attempted to breach the doors. After Pence left, Arizona's senior senator, Kyrsten Sinema, finished her defense before the Senate was recessed at 2:20 p.m. and the chamber was then locked down. At 2:30 p.m. it was evacuated.[60][61]

Congressional staffers removed the Electoral College certificates from the Capitol as it was evacuated. Senator Jeff Merkley took this picture of the cases with other items that had been removed, and suggested that if they had been left in the chamber they would have been destroyed by the intruders.

Members of Congress inside the House were told to put on gas masks after law enforcement began using tear gas within the building.[62] Some staff successfully rushed to rescue boxes of sealed electoral college votes to prevent them from being damaged by rioters.[63][64][54]

ABC News reported that shots were fired within the Capitol building, and that there was an armed standoff at the front door of the House chambers.[62][65] After pro-Trump rioters broke into the Capitol, security personnel drew their guns inside the House of Representatives chamber and pointed them towards the doors to the chamber, which were barricaded with furniture.[66] In a stairway, one officer fired a shot at a man coming toward him.[23]

Numerous acts of looting and vandalism occurred throughout the Capitol. Pro-Trump rioters stormed the offices of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, flipping tables and ripping photos from walls.[67][68] Capitol Police officers reported that the building had been "trashed".[69] Glass windows were broken in the National Statuary Hall. Rioters destroyed Associated Press recording and broadcasting equipment outside the Capitol after chasing away reporters.[70] Multiple officers were injured in the violence at the Capitol.[71]

Deaths

External videos
video icon Woman who was fatally shot in the Capitol on YouTube

A 35-year-old woman, Ashli Babbitt, was shot within the Capitol by law enforcement, reportedly as she climbed through a broken window on the upper half of a barricaded door behind the House chamber; she later died from her injuries.[72][23][73][74] A law enforcement official told the Washington Post that police believe the deceased was unarmed, but the officer who fired the fatal shot did not know that at the time, and police were aware that many of the intruders were carrying concealed weapons.[23] The officer who shot her was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.[75]

Three people later died of "medical emergencies".[76][77]

Response

Armed guards walking through the halls of Congress after it has been ransacked.
People inside the Capitol being evacuated. Staff and reporters inside the building were taken by secure elevators to the basement, and then to an underground bunker constructed following the 2001 attempted attack on the Capitol. Evacuees were redirected after the bunker was also infiltrated by the pro-Trump mob.[60]

At approximately 2:31 p.m. on January 6, Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser ordered a 6:00 p.m. curfew to go into effect that night.[78] Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia also issued a curfew for nearby Alexandria and Arlington County in Northern Virginia.[79][80]

Northam sent members of the Virginia National Guard and 200 Virginia State Troopers to support Washington, D.C. law enforcement.[81] Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland also announced that he would send the Maryland State Police and Maryland National Guard.[82][83] Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller decided to deploy the entire 1,100-strong force of D.C. National Guard to quell violence.[84] At approximately 3:45 p.m., Miller spoke with Pence, Pelosi, McConnell and Schumer, and directed the National Guard and other "additional support" to respond to the riot.[85][86] The order to send in the National Guard, which Trump initially resisted, was approved by Vice President Pence.[87][88] This bypassing of the chain of command has not been explained.[89]

Smoke grenades were deployed on the Senate side of the Capitol by Capitol Police working to clear rioters from the building.[69] FBI and Department of Homeland Security agents wearing riot gear entered the Dirksen Senate Office Building around 4:30 p.m.[90]

Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy announced at 4:57 p.m. that elements of the New Jersey State Police were being deployed to the District of Columbia at the request of DC officials, and that the New Jersey National Guard was prepared for deployment if necessary.[91] Shortly before 5:00 p.m., congressional leaders were reportedly being evacuated from the Capitol complex to Fort McNair, a nearby Army base.[92] At around 5:40 p.m., the Sergeant at Arms announced that the Capitol had been secured.[93]

The following day, the FBI requested the public for assistance to identify any of the rioters.[94] Journalists from CNN separately identified a few of the participants, including Jake Angeli, a Q Anon conspiracy theorist, Tim Gionet (also known as Baked Alaska), a neo-Nazi social media personality, and Nick Ochs, founder of the Proud Boys Hawaii chapter.[95]

Improvised explosive devices

Improvised explosive devices were found in several locations in Washington, D.C. A device suspected to be a pipe bomb was discovered at a building containing Republican National Committee (RNC) offices. Another suspected pipe bomb was found on the grounds of the Capitol complex.[26] The Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters was evacuated after a suspicious package, later reported to be a homemade bomb, was found.[96] Both the RNC building and DNC headquarters are a few blocks from the Capitol.[97] The devices found at the RNC building and on the Capitol grounds were both safely detonated by bomb squads in the afternoon of January 6.[26] Officials were unsure if the devices were operational.[98]

A vehicle containing a rifle and Molotov cocktails was found near one bomb and a person was arrested.[99] D.C. police also reported that a cooler of Molotov cocktails had been discovered.[3]

Aftermath

As police continued to try to push rioters away from the Capitol, protests continued, some moving out of the Capitol Hill area. Some verbal and physical attacks on reporters were reported, with attackers denigrating media outlets as providing "fake news".[63]

By 6:08 p.m., police had arrested at least thirteen people and seized five firearms during the day's events.[100] Although Mayor Bowser had implemented a 6:00 p.m. curfew, it went largely ignored, and hundreds of pro-Trump demonstrators remained in the Capitol Hill area.[101] As of 10:30 p.m., 47 more people had been arrested for curfew violations.[3] At least six people, including one law enforcement officer, were hospitalized for injuries related to the events of January 6.[102] Fourteen Metropolitan Police Department officers were injured. Four people died, three from medical emergencies.[3] There were calls for Trump to be prosecuted.[103][104]

It was reported that 2,700 troops of the Washington, D.C. National Guard and 650 troops of the Virginia National Guard would be sent to Washington, D.C. on the night of January 6.[105] On the night of January 6, Mayor Bowser issued an order extending the public emergency in Washington, D.C. for 15 days, writing in the order that she expected some people would "continue their violent protests through the inauguration".[106][107]

Completion of electoral vote count

Congress reconvened after the Capitol was cleared of trespassers, with the Senate resuming its session at around 8:00 p.m. on January 6 to finish debating the objection to the Arizona electors. At 9:58 p.m. the Senate rejected the objection 93–6, with only six Republicans voting in favor: Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Cindy Hyde-Smith, John Neely Kennedy, Roger Marshall and Tommy Tuberville.[108] At 11:08 p.m., the House of Representatives also rejected the motion by a margin of 303–121. All of the "yeas" came from Republicans while the "nays" were comprised of 83 Republicans and 220 Democrats.[109]

Another objection was raised by Republican Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri to the Pennsylvania slate of electors, triggering another two-hour split in the joint session to debate the objection.[110] At 12:30 a.m. on January 7 the Senate rejected this objection as well by a 92–7 vote, with the same people voting the same way as before with the exceptions of Senators Cynthia Lummis and Rick Scott voting in favor and John Kennedy voting against.[111] At 3:08 a.m., the House of Representatives similarly rejected the motion to sustain the objection by a margin of 282–138. Again, all of the votes in favor were Republican, while this time, only 64 Republicans voted against and 218 Democrats voted against.[112]

At 3:41 a.m., Congress confirmed the outcome of the Electoral College vote, Biden's 306 votes to Trump's 232, with Pence declaring that Biden and Harris would take office on January 20.[113][114][115][116]

Outside the District of Columbia

State capitols

Multiple U.S. state capitols closed for safety reasons after the storming of the U.S. Capitol.[117][118] Several states also experienced protests and riots.

Eleven people were arrested in Sacramento, California, for illegal possession of pepper spray. No injuries were reported, but there was at least one reported assault. Several roads were closed in downtown Sacramento and some bus lines were stopped, with over 200 police assigned to the demonstration. Some members of the crowd wore t-shirts supporting the far-right Proud Boys.[119][120]

Militia members in Georgia also attempted to storm the Georgia State Capitol, leading to the evacuation of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and other officials.[121] By about 3:15 p.m on January 6, 2021, it was reported that the majority of the demonstration had disbanded outside of the Georgia Capitol.[122]

Protests took place inside the Kansas State Capitol.[123] A capitol security guard stated that protesters were allowed in the rotunda, as they had a permit to protest there.[124][125]

A peaceful "Storm the Capitol" rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, was met by about 30 Minnesota State Patrol troopers and did not breach the state capitol. Demonstrators then marched to the governor's residence.[126] The protesters cheered upon learning that rioters in Washington had entered the U.S. Capitol.[127]

Protesters and counter-protesters demonstrated at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. One brief violent incident was reported.[128]

Protesters in Lincoln, Nebraska, gathered outside the state capitol during the opening of the new session of the Nebraska Legislature.[129]

The Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City was the site of another protest. One arrest was made on charges of attempted arson as well as assault and battery for attempting to light other people's flags on fire.[130] The protest numbered in the hundreds and was otherwise peaceful.[131] A crowd also formed in Carson City, Nevada.[132]

Two Tennessee lawmakers held a prayer rally at Legislative Plaza in Nashville. The crowd numbered roughly 150.[133][134]

Protesters in Olympia, Washington, made their way onto the front lawn of the Washington Governor's Mansion.[135]

Other U.S. cities

Several hundred protesters met outside the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The protest extended onto Las Vegas Boulevard as protesters marched to the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse.[136][137] There were also protests in the Los Angeles area, including at the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach. An incident was reported of a protester spraying a counter-protester with a chemical irritant.[138]

Canada

In Canada, a few dozen people rallied in support of Trump in Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary.[139] At the Vancouver rally, CBC journalist Ben Nelms and a photographer reported having been assaulted by the protesters.[140]

Reactions

Donald Trump

Donald Trump's statement during the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The video was originally posted on Twitter and shared on other social media before being removed from all platforms for violating various policies.

On January 6, Trump tweeted at 2:38 p.m., "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!".[141] He had spent previous weeks promoting the Saving America rally.[142] Trump later tweeted at 3:13 p.m., "I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!".[143] At 4:22 p.m., Trump issued a video message on social media. In it, he said to his supporters, "This was a fraudulent election, but we can’t play into the hands of these people. We have to have peace. So go home. We love you. You're very special. You’ve seen what happens. You see the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil. I know how you feel. But go home and go home in peace."[27]

Trump later tweeted: "These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long". He then issued a call: "Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day forever!".[28][144][145] A White House adviser said that Trump did not want to do more to calm the riots, and added "If we could throw him to the angry mob, we'd throw him to the angry mob now".[146]

Shortly after upload, Trump's video message was removed by Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube for violating site policies on "civil integrity" and election misinformation.[147] Facebook executive Guy Rosen stated that the video was removed because "it contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence."[148] That evening, Twitter locked Trump's account for twelve hours and threatened a permanent suspension for "repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy". Twitter also required him to remove three of his tweets.[149][29] The following day, Facebook and its platforms, including Instagram, announced they had banned Trump indefinitely, at least until he steps down from the presidency. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote, "The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor".[150]

Shortly after Congress certified Biden's victory, Trump's spokesman Dan Scavino issued a statement from Trump saying, "Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th. I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!"[151]

Mike Pence

Pence tweeted at 3:35 p.m. on January 6, "This attack on our Capitol will not be tolerated and those involved will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law".[152] He later spoke to the Senate when they reconvened on the night of January 6, saying, "Today was a dark day in the United States Capitol ... To those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today, you did not win. Violence never wins. Freedom wins. And this is still the People's House."[153][154]

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

External videos
video icon Comments by President-elect Joe Biden, January 6, 2021, C-SPAN

On January 6 at 4:06 p.m., President-elect Joe Biden addressed the nation from Wilmington, Delaware, calling the events an insurrection and borderline sedition, and said that "our democracy is under unprecedented assault".[155][156] He called upon Trump to go on national television and demand an end to the protests.[157][158] Minutes afterward, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris reiterated Biden's comments, writing that the protests were an "assault on the Capitol and our nation's public servants".[159] The following day Biden said the attack constituted domestic terrorism.[160]

Congress

Schumer's speech following the riot

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the storming of the Capitol a "failed insurrection" and said "we are back at our posts, we will discharge our duty under the Constitution and for our nation. And we're going to do it tonight."[161] Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called upon Trump to "demand that all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Grounds immediately."[162] Schumer, in his speech following the resuming of Senate business, labelled those participating in the storming of the Capitol as "domestic terrorists" whose actions will be a "stain on our country not so easily washed away".[163] Pelosi later stated, following her announcement that the electoral vote count would proceed during the evening of January 6, "let us pray that this instigation to violence will provide an epiphany for our country to heal".[164]

Representative Cori Bush tweeted her intent to introduce a resolution calling for the expulsion of "Republican members of Congress who have incited this domestic terror attack through their attempts to overturn the election".[165][166]

Republican U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger condemned the violence and described the events as a "coup attempt".[167] Congresswoman Liz Cheney, the Chair of the House Republican Conference, said "No question the President formed the mob, the President incited the mob, the President addressed the mob. He lit the flame."[168] Newly-sworn-in Representative Nancy Mace, who had worked for the President's 2016 campaign, stated that "everything that he’s worked for ... all of that—his entire legacy—was wiped out" by the violence.[169] Representative Mike Gallagher remarked of the riots that he had "not seen anything like this since I deployed to Iraq".[170] Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who had planned to oppose the certification of the electoral vote, announced that she would no longer object to the Electoral College results after witnessing the "disgraceful and un-American" events of January 6.[171] She was joined by senators Kelly Loeffler, Steve Daines, James Lankford, Marsha Blackburn, and Mike Braun, all of whom reversed course on the issue of contesting the electoral vote after witnessing the violence of the mob.[172] Senator Mitt Romney of Utah stated, "What happened at the U.S. Capitol today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States" and part of "an unprecedented attack on our democracy".[173] Almost one hundred Democratic Members of Congress called for Trump's removal from office, either through impeachment or the 25th Amendment.[174] Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) condemned the protest and said, "Violence is always unacceptable. Even when passions run high. Anyone engaged in violence—especially against law enforcement—should be fully prosecuted."[175]

Other domestic reactions

Against rioters

All four living former presidents—Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter—denounced the storming of the Capitol, with Obama and Clinton condemning Trump for inciting the violence.[176] Bush, who has infrequently commented on national matters since leaving office in 2009, released a statement saying "this is how election results are disputed in a banana republic – not our democratic republic." Furthermore, he was "appalled by the reckless behavior of some political leaders since the election and by the lack of respect shown today for our institutions, our traditions, and our law enforcement."[177] Obama wrote that "History will rightly remember today's violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president, who has continued to lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation" but that the violence was unsurprising given the two-month campaign by "a political party and its accompanying media ecosystem" to promote a "fantasy narrative" that "has spiraled further and further from reality ... whipped up into a violent crescendo."[178]

William Barr, Trump's former attorney general, denounced the violence, calling it "outrageous and despicable," adding that the president’s actions were a "betrayal of his office and supporters" and that "orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcusable."[179][180] Trump's former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney urged the President to call a stop to the storming of the Capitol,[181] and later resigned from his post as the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland.[182] Jim Mattis, a former Marine general and Trump's first secretary of defense, and Tom Bossert, Trump's first homeland security adviser, condemned Trump for enabling the storming and destroying trust in the election.[183][184]

Ivanka Trump, the president's eldest daughter, was criticized for addressing the rioters as "American patriots" in a now-deleted tweet publicly urging the cessation of violence.[185] Terry Gainer, a former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police and former Senate sergeant-at arms, described the protests as unprecedented in law enforcement, declaring that "this is a much more hateful crowd incited by the president himself. It's definitely something new in our business."[186]

Former United States ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stated "every American has the right to peacefully protest. What's happening right now at the U.S. Capitol building is wrong and un-American. We are better than that."[187]

Support for rioters

Derrick Evans, a newly elected member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, traveled to Washington in order to participate in the protest. During the outbreak of rioting, Evans filmed himself breaching the Capitol grounds alongside a number of other rioters, shouting "We're in! We're in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!"[188] The video was uploaded to the Internet and quickly spread despite being deleted shortly after. Evans subsequently denied involvement in any destruction of property which took place during the riot, claiming that he was "simply there as an independent member of the media to film history."[189] His actions were condemned by West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, West Virginia House Minority Leader Doug Skaff, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, and West Virginia Governor Jim Justice.[188][189]

The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Texas Republican Party was removed after expressing support for the rioters on Facebook.[190]

Opinion polling

A YouGov poll of registered voters found that overall, 71% opposed the storming of the Capitol (while 21% supported it), and 62% believed that the storming should be considered a threat to democracy. Among Republicans, 45% of Republicans supported the storming, with 43% opposed. In contrast, 96% of Democrats and 67% of independents were opposed.[191]

Trump administration resignations

Matthew Pottinger, the Deputy National Security Advisor;[192] Stephanie Grisham, the chief of staff for First Lady Melania Trump; Sarah Matthews, the White House Deputy Press Secretary; and Anna Cristina "Rickie" Niceta Lloyd, the White House Social Secretary, resigned in protest on the day of the storming of the Capitol.[193][194][195] Both Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and Trump's former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, the administration's special envoy to Northern Ireland, resigned the following day.[196][182] Upon his exit, Mulvaney stated, "I can't do it. I can't stay ... Those who choose to stay, and I have talked with some of them, are choosing to stay because they're worried the President might put someone worse in." He also stated that Trump "wasn't the same as he was eight months ago".[182]

CNN reported that several Trump aides were considering resigning, including Robert O'Brien and Chris Liddell.[197]

Proposals to remove Trump via Constitutional processes

Representative Adam Kinzinger (Illinois' 16th district) became the first Republican lawmaker to call for Trump to be removed via 25th Amendment.[198]
Main article: 2021 efforts to remove Donald Trump

More than three dozen Democratic politicians, mostly members of the House,[b] called for Trump's impeachment and removal by Congress, citing his role in inciting the riot; those calling for Trump's impeachment spanned the party's ideological spectrum.[199] Democratic Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Governor J. B. Pritzker of Illinois, both Democrats, also called for Trump to be impeached,[199][203] while Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford also described Trump's conduct as impeachable.[204] One Republican governor, Phil Scott of Vermont, called for Trump's removal.[199][205][199] The next day, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, also a Republican, called on Trump to step aside.[206]

Representatives Ted Lieu, Charlie Crist, and Doris Matsui called on Vice President Mike Pence to remove Trump via a never-before-invoked provision of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution that allows the vice president, with a majority of Cabinet secretaries, to declare Trump "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office" by written declaration.[207][208][209] The National Association of Manufacturers also requested Pence to "seriously consider" invoking the 25th Amendment.[210] On the evening of January 6, some Cabinet members began preliminary discussions about the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump, although it was unclear whether Pence would support such a step.[211][212][213]

Yoni Appelbaum of The Atlantic called for the impeachment of Trump a second time.[214] Several conservative commentators, including Rod Dreher, Daniel Larison, and John Podhoretz, expressed their support for the impeachment and removal of Trump.[215][216][217] Calling the armed storming of the Capitol an "act of sedition", the Washington Post editorial board wrote that Trump's "continued tenure in office poses a grave threat to U.S. democracy" as well as to public order and national security, and called for Pence to immediately begin the 25th Amendment process to declare Trump "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office" so that Pence could serve until Biden's inauguration on January 20.[218]

Calls for Trump to be prosecuted for inciting the crowd to storm the Capitol building also were made in the rebellion's aftermath.[219] D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser stated: "We saw an unprecedented attack on our American democracy incited by the United States president. He must be held accountable. His constant and divisive rhetoric led to the abhorrent actions we saw today."[104]

Senate Minority Leader, Democrat Chuck Schumer called for Trump's immediate removal from office, by 25th Amendment or impeachment.[220] Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Vice President Pence should immediately invoke the 25th Amendment, and failing that the House will impeach him for a second time.[221]

Scrutiny of Capitol security response

Law enforcement's failure to prevent the mob from breaching the Capitol attracted scrutiny of the 1,700-member Capitol Police and other police agencies involved.[222] Prior to the storming of the Capitol, the barriers erected were low and most officers were in regular uniforms rather than riot gear, aimed at managing a protest rather than deterring an attack.[222] Policing experts criticized the Capitol Police's preparation and initial response, stating that the agency had underestimated the potential threat from the Trump supporters; unwisely allowed rioters to gather on the Capitol steps; and failed to immediately arrest the rioters, or otherwise respond to the disorder, after the forced entry.[222] The Washington Post reported that the Capitol Police was caught off guard by an overwhelming crowd, and did not have the personnel to immediately detain all the intruders; the Post further noted that "some officers were captured on video appearing to stand back as rioters streamed inside."[222] Some of the shortfall in staffing was attributable to officers who were quarantined after being infected with or exposed to the COVID-19 virus.[222]

Footage emerged on social media of police allowing rioters through barricades into the Capitol, and one officer was filmed taking a selfie with a rioter inside the building.[223][224] Representative Jim Cooper was concerned that Capitol police could have been complicit in the breach, saying "At worst, [Capitol police] let this protest proceed unlike any other".[225] Multiple European security officials, including two intelligence officials from NATO member countries, in interviews with Business Insider suggested the breach may have been abetted by "tacit support" of the attackers among members of Capitol Police and other federal agencies assisting with Capitol complex security.[226]

Substantial criticism of the insurrection response was also levied in contrasting between the security preparations and response for racial injustice protests the prior summer and this day's protests. Commentators analyzing the response argued that those who committed the breach and related acts of violence would have been subjected to excessive force by Capitol security officers had the crowd not been predominantly white or conservative.[227]

Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH), the chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch (which has budgetary authority over the Capitol Police), announced that he would begin an inquiry into security lapses that allowed the violent mob to overrun the Capitol and breach into the legislative chambers. Ryan indicated that he expected some leaders in the Capitol Police to be fired, and cited a "lack of professional planning and dealing" and "strategic mistakes" ahead of "the insurrection and the attempted coup."[228]

The law enforcement failures that allowed the storming of the Capitol led the U.S. Secret Service to initiate a review of its security plans for the inauguration on January 20, 2021.[222]

International reaction

Main article: International reactions to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol

Leaders from Australia,[229] Canada,[230][231] France,[232] Germany,[233] Iran,[234] Israel,[235] the United Kingdom,[236] and over two dozen other countries all expressed their concerns over the protests and condemned the violence. Some criticized the government of the United States itself, comparing the riots to other chaotic events throughout history.

International organizations

The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell stated that the American democracy appeared to be "under siege",[237] while the President of the European Council Charles Michel added that the US Congress was a "temple of democracy" and called the events a "shock",[237] Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, called the scenes at the U.S. Capitol "shocking" on Twitter, and stated that the "outcome of this democratic election must be respected".[238] The Organization of American States declared that the "exercise of force and vandalism against the institutions constitutes a serious attack against democratic functioning".[237] Also, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, stated that he was "saddened by the events at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday" and added that "in such circumstances, it is important that political leaders impress on their followers the need to refrain from violence, as well as to respect democratic processes and the rule of law."[239]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Robert Contee III, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia chief of police, said police had made at least 52 arrests: 47 for curfew violations and unlawful entry; 4 for carrying a pistol without a license, and 1 for possession of a prohibited weapon. Contee said that 26 of the 52 arrests were made on the Capitol grounds.[6]
  2. ^ Democratic U.S. Representatives who supported the impeachment of Trump include Katherine Clark,[199] Seth Moulton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley.[200][201][202]

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