Thousands gathered to support President Trump, then it went terribly wrong

Wednesday morning thousands of Trump supporters gathered in front of the White House to Protest the November 3rd election. It was a very peaceful event, people listened to many speakers including President Trump. I was able to speak with people at the event and they were very passionate. They felt their vote didn’t count and that they were cheated. After the event, about half of the attendees started walking to the Capitol building to protest. Meanwhile, inside the House and the Senate were voting to certify the Electoral College votes. There was a large crowd of Trump supporters gathered on the West side of the Capitol when a few people up front near the barricades tried to remove the fencing.

From there things went down hill. Protesters went through barricades (some videos show that protesters were let through by police) and went to the doors and steps of the Capitol building. While some protesters broke windows and gained entry, other Trump supporters were trying to stop them. Members of the House and senate were evacuated from the chamber. Sadly, one woman was killed by police when trying to climb through a window. It was sad, but it appeared she left police no choice. Eventually police removed protesters and regained the Capitol grounds.

President Trump faced backlash for the video he made telling protesters to go home in peace. Many said he was to understanding by saying that he understands their frustration. That got me thinking, for example a hostage negotiator may say ‘I understand your frustration, but this is not the way to make your point’. That is what I felt President Trump was trying to communicate. Twitter even took down two of President Trumps tweets. Twitter said the statement violated their policy. Why take down the tweet encouraging people to leave? I just don’t get it, not to mention the power that Twitter has.

Overall, it was a very sad moment for our country. We have heard from many Republicans in Congress condemning the actions of these Trump supporters. I want to make clear that the majority of the Trump supporters at this events were peaceful and didn’t even go to the Capitol in the first place. Here is a report I did in front of the Capitol moments before everything went down.

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