Pro-Trump mob erects gallows with noose after storming Capitol building before Congress certifies Biden win
Trump supporters erected gallows outside the US Capitol as MAGA mob rushed into the building to stop the confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden's victory. The wooden structure had a rope attached to as Trump supporters gathered around it. Chaos ruled as armed, pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol, forcing House and Senate lawmakers into multi-hour lockdown.
Lawmakers were trapped inside the building and Vice President Mike Pence had to be evacuated. Pence was the one who helped mobilize members of the DC National Guard to the Capitol building on Wednesday, January 6 to help contain the violence and chaos. Authorities managed to secure the premises as of late Wednesday evening with a shaken up Congress officially certifying that Biden had won the election. House Majority Representative James Clyburn said that the violence would not stop the Congress from reconvening.
A noose outside the Capitol building @WTRF7News #WashingtonDC #Washington #washingtonrally #DC #capitol (Getty IMages) pic.twitter.com/sqqoiNqLuD
— John Lynch (@JohnLynchWTRF) January 6, 2021
He took to Twitter to share, "I have faced violent hatred before. I was not deterred then, and I will not be deterred now." In an apparent reference to Trump, he added, "this authoritarian menace will not succeed in his attempts to overthrow our democratically elected government."
I have faced violent hatred before.
— James E. Clyburn (@WhipClyburn) January 6, 2021
I was not deterred then, and I will not be deterred now.
Tonight, Congress will continue the business of certifying the electoral college votes.
Trump had taken to Twitter to say, "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!" However, he did not really ask his supporters to leave and stop the mob violence and the incident went from bad to much worse. We had reported that following the breach, a woman was shot dead inside the US Capitol during protests. The woman was first identified as Ashli Babbitt after KUSI News spoke to her husband. A fatal bullet hit Babbitt's chest when hundreds of Donald Trump supporters entered the Capitol building to overturn his election defeat. Amid the heated commotion and chaos, video footage captured the gunshot and she fell to the ground.
It was only after reports of the woman getting shot spread that Trump shared a video of himself asking his supporters to go home. He said, "I know your pain, I know you’re hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us, it was landslide election and everyone knows it, especially the other side. But you have to go home now, we have to have peace, we have to have law and order, we have to respect our great people in law and order. We don’t want anybody hurt," he added.
Vice President Mike Pence was the one to call in the National Guard to try and control and tame the situation. Pence has received a lot of praise for taking charge and doing what was needed. The White House National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien issued a statement where he praised Pence and called him a "genuinely fine and decent man".
O'Brien said, "I just spoke with Vice President Pence. He is a genuinely fine and decent man. He exhibited courage today as he did at the Capitol on 9/11 as a Congressman. I am proud to serve with him."