China News Service, January 7th, a comprehensive report. On the 6th local time, the joint meeting of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to confirm the results of the Electoral College vote was interrupted because supporters of the current President Trump broke into the Capitol, and Washington had to Enter the curfew.
Many lawmakers, including Republicans and Democrats, criticized Trump for inciting supporters, and even more lawmakers wanted to impeach him.
Currently, officials have declared that the Capitol is "safe."
The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Pelosi, stated that he plans to resume the joint meeting on the evening of the 6th local time after the congressional cleanup is completed to certify the victory of President-elect Biden.
Data map: US President Trump.
Protest demonstrators broke into the parliament building
The joint meeting of the two houses was interrupted
On the 6th local time, the US Senate and House of Representatives held a joint meeting to confirm the results of the Electoral College vote.
After the Arizona result was contested, the two houses held separate debates.
On the same day, a large number of supporters of the current President Trump went to the Congress to protest. Some of them rushed into the Congress and suspended the process of counting electoral votes.
Subsequently, the lawmakers evacuated to safe places in the Capitol and Washington.
Congress immediately entered a state of lockdown.
At the same time, thousands of protesters also appeared in the capital, Washington, to protest Trump's defeat and clashed with law enforcement officials.
They gathered near the Washington Monument.
Many people carried backpacks, chairs and flagpoles, and hundreds carried American flags or Trump's 2020 campaign flags.
Another person familiar with the matter said that the explosive device was found at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee (RNC) in Washington, DC, and the nearby Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters was also evacuated after suspicious packages were found.
Data map: US President-elect Biden.
National Guard dispatched
A woman died due to violence!
Soon after the Capitol fell, heavily armed federal agents and law enforcement agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security's anti-riot forces entered Congress to respond to violent conflicts.
A team of FBI and Department of Homeland Security personnel entered the Senate office building with riot gear.
The FBI would not disclose how many agents were deployed to the Capitol.
Washington police officers also rushed to the Capitol.
A Washington Metropolitan Police commander warned his officers to "keep calm" because "crazy things may happen there."
White House Press Secretary McKenney said on social media that Trump has instructed the National Guard and other "federal security agencies" to assist in dealing with demonstrators who broke into the Capitol.
During the violence, a woman was shot and fell on the floor of the Capitol.
Later, a spokesperson for the Washington Metropolitan Police Department stated that the woman was pronounced dead in a district hospital.
The police are still investigating the shooting and have not provided more details.
After several hours of violent occupation, at around 18:00 local time on the 6th, US officials announced that the Capitol was “safe”.
According to the latest news from The Washington Post, Speaker of the House of Representatives Pelosi said that after consulting with the Pentagon, the Department of Justice and Vice President Pence, "We have decided that once approved, we should go to the Capitol tonight." The joint meeting is resumed to certify the victory of President-elect Biden.
Data map: On November 3, 2020, local time, on the election day of the US presidential election, voters voted at a polling station in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
Trump called for supporters to go home first!
Biden Calls for Stop Violence: The whole world looks at America
After his supporters broke into the Capitol and interrupted the certification of electoral votes, Trump posted a video on Twitter, telling the protesters who broke into Congress to “go home first now,” but he still insisted that the election was "steal".
On the same day, Vice President Pence issued a document condemning the violent protesters.
He was forced to withdraw from the Senate’s office because of the intrusion of protesters. He also said, “The attack on the Capitol will not be tolerated, and those involved will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
President-elect Biden also delivered a speech calling for the cessation of crit activities.
He also asked Trump to give a televised speech to stop his supporters from violent actions, and "the whole world is watching America."
Republican Senator Romney said in a statement that "what is happening here today is a riot instigated by the President of the United States."
He criticized the incident as "shameful" and called on lawmakers to continue the election.
In addition, Trump’s former homeland security adviser and several Democratic lawmakers have all stated that Trump is responsible for the riots.
And Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar said that she is drafting an impeachment clause against Trump.
The U.S. protests and conflicts have also attracted close attention from many countries in Britain and Europe.
British Prime Minister Boris British Prime Minister called the current scene on Capitol Hill "shameful".
The Speaker of the European Parliament Sassoli tweeted that “the scene that took place in the US Capitol tonight is deeply worrying.”
In view of the severe epidemic situation in the United States and large-scale demonstrations in Washington, D.C., on January 6, the Chinese Embassy in the United States issued a document to remind Chinese citizens in the United States to pay close attention to the local epidemic and safety situation, to be vigilant, pay attention to safety precautions, and to consider going to the public carefully place.
In case of danger or emergencies, please call the police in time.