‘Where are the police?’ Lawmakers don gas masks, evacuate the US Capitol as Trump supporters storm the building
Washington D.C. was rocked by violence as members of the House and Senate gathered for a joint session of Congress to certify President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory, and violent clashes were reporterd as pro-Trump demonstrators entered the Capitol Building:
BREAKING: Clashes reported inside the U.S. Capitol building https://t.co/2twyZAD6wJ— BNO News (@BNO News) 1609961543
I am safe. We have been evacuated. Let me be clear: we will not be stopped by this lawless intimidation. https://t.co/WWDJst4V1B— Rep. David Trone (@Rep. David Trone) 1609963191
Rep. Gerry Connolly tweeted:
We’ve been given gas masks on the House floor. Tear gas has been used in the Rotunda.— Rep. Gerry Connolly (@Rep. Gerry Connolly) 1609961982
Politico's Olivia Beavers reported:
Police have guns drawn. We are hiding behind chairs and tables on House gallery— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia Beavers) 1609962316
Video was tweeted from inside the Senate chamber:
Video from the chamber. https://t.co/UKF7MScHKN— Matt Fuller (@Matt Fuller) 1609962593
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