US: Protesters invaded Capitol to claim the victory of Trump

Hafida B
2 min readJan 6, 2021

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Today, the last elections of two democrats senators : john Ossof and Raphael Warnock from Georgia confirmed the victory of President Joe Biden. While President in office, Trump has still disputed his election. Protesters in favor of Trump invaded Capitol to claim the victory of Trump.

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Many demonstrators succeeded in entering by forcing the walls of the Capitol. They took the corridors and visited offices. One of them sit in the Senate Chamber. The police arrived to slow them down while the parliamentarians and senators were busy entering the final results. A gunshot sounded seriously affecting a woman who was being transported to hospital. ABC news Television revealed that “It’s unclear what led to the shooting or if law enforcement was involved. Images showed officers with weapons drawn.I n the same time, The guards and policemen found an explosive object ready to be used. A Equipment ready to explode people working in this huge building.

President Trump later demand the protesting troops to return to their homes. The Vice President asked to strengthen the defense teams in order to get them out of the building entirely. Some stayed for a few hours waiting for the order to intervene.

According to ABC news, “U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released a joint statement around 3:50 p.m. and called on Trump “to demand that all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Grounds immediately.”

At 6pm, the mayor of Washington DC had in place a curfew that forced people to go back home and stay off the streets.

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Hafida B
Hafida B

Written by Hafida B

Journalist-writer, I do love photography for some events. I buy photos and content English/FR.

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