Where Was Donald Trump During The Capitol Riots?

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JAKARTA - Unrest occurred in the Capitol Hill Building, as a result of Donald Trump's supporters who were disappointed by the defeat of their champion to President-elect Joe Biden. This caused the US Congress to discuss the determination of the results of the US Presidential Election to be stopped and resumed a few moments later after the situation was under control.

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.

Thousands of security forces were deployed to control this condition, including the DC Police, National Guard Forces, the FBI to the Secret Service. Several security officers were injured. Meanwhile, from the protesters, there were casualties and injuries.

Another aftermath of the chaos on Capitol Hill is the resignation of a number of officials around Donald Trump and his wife. Among these, First Lady Melania Trump's top aide Stephanie Grisham.

A number of other officials are also considering resigning, such as National Security Adviser Robert O''Brien and his deputy Matthew Pottinger. White House Social Secretary Rickie Niceta and White House Deputy Secretary Sarah Matthews also reportedly resigned.

There is also Deputy White House Chief of Staff Chirs Liddell who is said to be resigning. The White House did not want to comment on the news about the resignation of a number of these officials.

So, where was Donald Trump when Capitol Hill was rioting?

Launching Reuters Thursday January 7, Trump is known to be at the Oval Office, White House. It said he was monitoring the riots from a cable TV network.

An hour later, he also tweeted on his Twitter account, asking supporters to maintain order and peace.