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Trump supporters in the Capitol rotunda
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Chaos in the US capital: The session of Congress to confirm the election victory of Joe Biden has been suspended after supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol.
You can read an overview here.
9:18 pm:
The Republican minority leader in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, calls the violent protests "un-American" on Fox News.
You'd have to stop immediately.
He said shots were fired ten or fifteen minutes ago.
9.15 p.m.:
Trump supporters have reached the Senate boardroom.
One went to the lectern and shouted, "Trump got used to this election."
9.10 p.m.:
The police have asked members of Congress to put on gas masks.
Earlier, tear gas had been sprayed in the Capitol rotunda.
9:04 p.m.:
According to an employee, the Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has been brought to safety.
The place is kept secret.
9:01 p.m.:
The President of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and the Mayor of Washington have called the National Guard for help, according to MSNBC.
A reporter for the Washington Post reported on Twitter that the Department of Defense rejected the request.
8:50 p.m.:
Vice President Mike Pence, who chaired the Senate session, was taken to a safe place, according to NBC.
8.43 p.m.:
After he had spread his baseless election fraud
allegations
again, President Donald Trump urged the demonstrators to remain peaceful.
8:35 p.m.:
In view of the events in Washington, a curfew was imposed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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