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For anyone not keeping up, Trump held a rally earlier today, told his supporters to storm the Capitol building with him, then went to hide in the White House.

OK everything got a lot crazier really fast.

Trump lashed out at Pence for not stopping the vote. He is not telling the protesters to leave but instructed them to “support the Capitol police and law enforcement”. Trump later told protesters to “remain peaceful” despite already storming the Capitol.

Ivanka tweeted out calling the protestors “patriots” but then deleted this tweet and replaced it with one saying violence is not patriotic. Meanwhile Rudy Giuliani’s messaging to protesters is to be peaceful and that they are on “the right side of history”. Neither acknowledges the violence.

Guns were drawn by police on the Senate floor as protesters break through windows in an attempt to reach the room. One women was shot in the chest (GRAPHIC VIDEO). It appears she was with those trying to break into the Senate floor. Later reports state that that 5 people have been transported to the hospital, including at least member of police.

Police are making “attempts to deescalate”.

Ted Cruz is sending fundraising text messages to contest the vote despite the escalation of the riots. Screenshot of one here.

Mitt Romney called the riots an  “insurrection”.

Trump is refusing to condemn the protester’s violence despite being urged to do so by staffers which is a stark contrast to his attitude toward BLM protesters. His aids can’t convince him to do anything and the White House briefing room is empty with no preparation to address the nation to be seen.

 Only Pence is stepping up to call for an end to the violence and for protestors to vacate the Capitol.

Chris Christie has been attempting without success to contact Trump and convince him to tell his supporters to leave.

As I finished writing this Trump finally posted a video telling people to go home, but also repeated his false election claims. In it he also calls his supporters “very special” and his opponents “evil” ??

Thank you for sharing all of this. We’re already seeing a re-write of this living history now. Hope you don’t mind me adding a little:

*This is the WaPo’s coverage and it leaves some to be desired, including the fact that the National Guard initially refused to be called in (because DC is not a state, there is no governor, so the president has to issue the order). They make it sound like they were activated immediately.

It also leaves out the fact that there is video footage of DC cops “escorting” the terrorists on to the grounds, taking selfies with them, the complete opposite of what we saw during BLM protests. In other words, the police aided this act of insurrection. 

*And, as far as we know, no one has brought up the possibility of foreign agents in the group; these terrorists occupied the offices of lawmakers, walked out with items that were not reported as confiscated, and no details if a thorough sweep was conducted for anything that might have been deliberately left behind (though there is this thread alleging complicity with alleged Russian assets pulling a lot of strings).  

*There is also no mention of Ilhan Omar’s message that she was drawing up the Articles of Impeachment; one of the very first members of Congress to speak early and with clarity over what was happening. Many other lawmakers followed suit, including Earl Blumenauer and Ted Lieu, who all signed a letter demanding Pence invoke the 25th Amendment or immediate impeachment, removing Trump asap. 

*According to the Associated Press, as of 11:10pm, EST, 4 people are now reported dead after participating in the attack:

Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the U.S. Capitol.
Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee said the dead on Wednesday included a woman who was shot by the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as three others who died in “medical emergencies.”
Police said both law enforcement and Trump supporters deployed chemical irritants during the hourslong occupation of the Capitol building before it was cleared Wednesday evening by law enforcement.
The woman was shot earlier Wednesday as the mob tried to break through a barricaded door in the Capitol where police were armed on the other side. She was hospitalized with a gunshot wound and later died.
D.C. police officials also say two pipe bombs were recovered, one outside the Democratic National Committee and one outside the Republican National Committee. Police found a cooler from a vehicle that had a long gun and Molotov cocktail on Capitol grounds.

*Here is a megathread on Reddit that collected the video footage made today by insurrectionists.

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