The Chaos Of The Capitol Hill Building After The Trump Supporters Attack
JAKARTA - Action riots occurred at the Capitol Hill Congress building, Washington DC, United States (US). The mob who broke through also damaged a number of properties inside the US DPR / MPR building.
It took at least four hours for the police and military to be deployed to secure the mass action inside the Capitol Hill Congress building. Senate members who were trapped inside also tried to secure the presidential election results from mass looting.
The building is now secure, and Senators are heading back to the chamber to complete our democratic duties. We will not let violent insurrection derail our democracy. The votes will be counted, and the American people's choice will become president on January 20. pic.twitter.com/gtwXo3JWsX
- Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) January 7, 2021
The ransacked office of the Senate Parliamentarian: pic.twitter.com/E7PsSgoAEX
- Ali Zaslav (@alizaslav) January 7, 2021
This heating up situation made US Senate and council members pause the ongoing Biden ratification meeting. What's more, Trump supporters are known to have breached security boundaries and entered the Congress building, Capitol Hill, after clashing with police.
Here's the scary moment when protesters initially got into the building from the first floor and made their way outside the Senate chamber. pic.twitter.com/CfVIBsgywK
- Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 6, 2021
Officials at the Capitol also announced the lockdown. Lawmakers and senate even said on Twitter that they were taking shelter in their offices when several Trump mobs were seen walking in and walking through the building.
The mahogany Electoral College ballot boxes leaving the Senate Chamber and heading to the House Chamber. pic.twitter.com/j3BAtpIYwT
- Jason Donner (@jason_donner) January 6, 2021
At least 2,000 police personnel on duty on Capitol Hill were deployed to suppress the mass action. Aid was mobilized from neighboring areas such as Montgomery County, Maryland, to quell the chaos in the capital.
It is known that since being declared defeated in the US Presidential Election last November 3, Donald Trump has always claimed that there was fraud in the calculation. He even called for under various circumstances for his supporters to move to Washington, and to stop the process of endorsement in Congress.