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Capitol Hill is an all-out madhouse.
On Wednesday, thousands of pro-Donald Trumpers stormed the Capitol to show support for the president and protest the results of the 2020 Election. The sea of supporters came after a rally in which Trump continued to falsely claim the election was stolen from him.
Barricades were charged, scaffolding scaled and, eventually, the Capitol building itself was breached -- as many government buildings were also evacuated. According to reports, arrests have been made and police guarding the Capitol released smoke bombs into the surging crowd.
Tear gas was released in the rotunda, there was an armed standoff and lawmakers were told to shelter in place.
Current scene at the Capital.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 6, 2021 @IlhanMN
Buildings are locked down and everyone is sheltering in. pic.twitter.com/lYvoX1ra6r
Evacuated our office and was told by Capitol police outside to get as far away from the complex as I safely could.
— Chris Pappas (@ChrisPappasNH) January 6, 2021 @ChrisPappasNH
The atmosphere outside the Capitol is highly, highly charged, and we all know exactly why.
I hope to get back as soon as I can to confirm the election results.
Update: gas masks are being prepared pic.twitter.com/6TYWImnoK3
— Rep. Peter Welch (@PeterWelch) January 6, 2021 @PeterWelch
Look at how racist this is! @realDonaldTrump your finest day! https://t.co/jc75GzfVar
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) January 6, 2021 @AprilDRyan
The Mayor of DC ordered a 6pm citywide curfew, while Trump acknowledged the situation by only saying, "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!"
After criticizing Vice President Mike Pence, he later tweeted, "I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!"
BEFORE tweeting to chill out, after protestors had entered the Capitol, he first chose to tweet an attack on the Vice President, but, you know, I guess.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 6, 2021 @JamesGunn
Giving his own speech on Wednesday afternoon, President-elect Joe Biden said, "This is not dissent, it's disorder, it's chaos. This borders on sedition and it must end now. I call on this mob to pull back and allow the work of democracy to go forward."
President-elect Joe Biden: “I call on President Trump to go on national television now to fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution and demand and end to this siege.”
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 6, 2021 @GMA
LATEST: https://t.co/rCntMDHMXT pic.twitter.com/efRkRUS8vM
As the situation continues to escalate, political pundits, politicians and celebrities have taken to Twitter to share their disbelief at the turn of events -- and call out the difference in police response to this coup attempt and those who supported the Black Lives Matter movement during protests in 2020, and the MAGA crowd's previous support of police, with whom they're now clashing.
This is disgusting, appalling and NOT AT ALL PATRIOTIC.
— WS (@wesleysnipes) January 6, 2021 @wesleysnipes
Without hesitation. https://t.co/xJUSpjTASm
— WS (@wesleysnipes) January 6, 2021 @wesleysnipes
I’m speechless
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 6, 2021 @ChrisEvans
Just think of the carnage had they not been white.
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 6, 2021 @ChrisEvans
So many people enabled this.
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 6, 2021 @ChrisEvans
Where the National guards ?
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 6, 2021 @iamcardib
The irony is pretty funny.........weren’t people just wild animals in the summer for demanding justice and now?🤔🤔🤔🤔......Let me just watch.
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 6, 2021 @iamcardib
I was chased and run through tear gas demonstrating against the war in the 70s. What the police DIDN’T do today was shocking. They sure were ready during the BLM demos which was peaceful
— Michael Keaton (@MichaelKeaton) January 6, 2021 @MichaelKeaton
And y’all better NOT BE OUTSIDE!!These are wild thugs out here ! Stay home.This ain’t our business.Stay at home safe but dangerous!
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 6, 2021 @iamcardib
So when right wing people violently storm the Capitol it’s ok?
— Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) January 6, 2021 @jvn
I don’t ever wanna hear some Karen ass fucking battle axe in my dms ever telling me well if they were peaceful...
— Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) January 6, 2021 @jvn
If armed people of color; black, Latino, Muslim- stormed the US Capitol to disrupt the transfer of power following an election, there'd be no 'tear gas & rubber bullets phase' of the response. They'd be shot dead before they got 10 steps into the grounds. https://t.co/e5YUH5ErW3
— Edward Norton (@EdwardNorton) January 6, 2021 @EdwardNorton
I am so thoroughly disgusted. People were murdered for protesting being murdered, and these anarchist thugs are given the space for photo ops, free of any personal threat. There's no comparison really. This country has repeatedly shown exactly what they think of me and mine. https://t.co/SlmeMaMx0o
— Anika Noni Rose (@AnikaNoniRose) January 6, 2021 @AnikaNoniRose
I’m so outraged & disappointed. Hearing from stunned friends & colleagues in tears watching this unfold. The Trump presidency has played w/ fire. Those who supported him in Congress should all be ashamed. He should be escorted out of town immediately. Be Best campaign, really?
— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) January 6, 2021 @mariashriver
As @KatyTurNBC just said, @realDonaldTrump encouraged that angry mob to march down to the Capitol and while he took his sloppy, cowardly ass back to the White House.
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) January 6, 2021 @YNB
He sent them to attack and he retreated. #MAGA
But they’re all about #LawAndOrder and #BlueLives, right?
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) January 6, 2021 @YNB
Mmkay. https://t.co/vb7DtvsMZP pic.twitter.com/rAvVTNg5gI
This is horrific. This is Trumpism. This is beyond the pale. https://t.co/ypg5rLtKzh
— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) January 6, 2021 @SophiaBush
My God https://t.co/ZuEgbcQQmQ
— Sunny Hostin (@sunny) January 6, 2021 @sunny
25th amendment.
— Busy Philipps (@BusyPhilipps) January 6, 2021 @BusyPhilipps
this is what happens when you elect a reality tv star to the highest office in the land. May we never make this mistake again. #capitol
— Aubrey O'Day (@AubreyODay) January 6, 2021 @AubreyODay
Lock. Them. Up. https://t.co/b3LW082t8C
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) January 6, 2021 @MeghanMcCain
This is domestic terrorism. Stop calling it protesting.
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) January 6, 2021 @MeghanMcCain
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾🤔🤔🤔 https://t.co/ooye1e6QQc
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) January 6, 2021 @itsgabrielleu
Support the peaceful transition of power!!!!!!!! That’s being a patriot!
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) January 6, 2021 @aplusk
This is (thankfully) a super dumb coup attempt.
— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) January 6, 2021 @MrJonCryer
It will fail.
But it is a coup attempt nonetheless and Trump and his Senate enablers must be held accountable.
Imagine if this was our side. There would be rivers of our blood in the streets and not a single one of us would be armed. This has been allowed. #CoupAttempt
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 6, 2021 @MarkRuffalo
This is so stupid. These Republicans don’t look heroic, they look like toddlers.
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) January 6, 2021 @secupp
Trump supporters, DO NOT act like thug liberals. We are better than this! We respect law enforcement and we respect property. Do not become them.
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) January 6, 2021 @TomiLahren
Oh god the #MAGAs are storming the Capitol. I’m genuinely worried — that’s a lot of steps to walk up. Their knees and calves must be SCREAMING.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 6, 2021 @pattonoswalt
Now...Imagine if they were black.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) January 6, 2021 @joshgad
Dear GOP, you have given the inmates the asylum. Bravo. You’ve endangered lives and plummeted our Nation into chaos...for a reality TV host who wants to fuck his daughter.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) January 6, 2021 @joshgad
This never happened during Viet Nam protests. Trump could put a stop to it, but he won’t. He’s disgraceful in every way.
— Joy Behar (@JoyVBehar) January 6, 2021 @JoyVBehar
This desperate "man" and his silly sheep. Embarrassing.
— Issa Rae (@IssaRae) January 6, 2021 @IssaRae
let’s just remind ourselves that @realDonaldTrump is definitely smiling about this right now. where’s that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” or “MARTIAL LAW” energy now, donald?
— Dylan Minnette (@dylanminnette) January 6, 2021 @dylanminnette
MAGA protestors have breached security & stormed the Capitol. Senators evacuated for fear of violence. Where are the cops? Why are they being allowed to do this? Remember a few months ago when peaceful protestors were met w/ tear gas/rubber bullets? This is nuts. ARREST THEM ALL.
— Tiya Sircar (She/Her) (@tiyasircar) January 6, 2021 @tiyasircar
So let help me understand when there are peaceful protestors like BLM we are met with tear gas but when there are death threats to our public servants ,senators , congress our democracy there is none ?
— ✌🏼rosanna arquette (@RoArquette) January 6, 2021 @RoArquette
Mob of traitors has stormed the Capitol building—broken through the police and are now inside by the doors of the Senate chambers. Police overwhelmed. One was just hit and carried away. WHERE IS THE NATIONAL GUARD? WHERE ARE THE RUBBER BULLETS? WHY IS THIS MOB NOT BEING ARRESTED?
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 6, 2021 @MMFlint
This is all on you @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/1pegFqwVCV
— Michael Kelly (@michaeljkellyjr) January 6, 2021 @michaeljkellyjr
These are Trump thugs fighting the police right now. Why isn’t trump telling them to “stand back” or STAND DOWN? Because he loves the chaos.
— Jillian Barberie (@askjillian) January 6, 2021 @askjillian
4 years ago, millions of women marched in DC and around the country, in protest of Trump’s swearing-in. It was peaceful, solemn, and about solidarity.
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) January 6, 2021 @ananavarro
This is how Trump cult members act.
Yet, they have the gaul to say Democrats are the ones turning the US into Venezuela. https://t.co/ejSMTI9Gdd
And with Trumpers storming the Capitol...The Putins Trump experiment continues to exceed all of his expectations https://t.co/AQi1VoXVEn
— Colin Hanks (@ColinHanks) January 6, 2021 @ColinHanks
What the actual f is happening to our country???? https://t.co/eOSk6ke0pp
— Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) January 6, 2021 @MiraSorvino
guns drawn in the chamber ... smdh ...
— Don "bruh, you lost" Cheadle (@DonCheadle) January 6, 2021 @DonCheadle
The Republican party had turned this country into a banana republic. Everyone who voted for Trump and these anarchists & fascists should hold their head in shame today. This is sedition and treason. #repent
— Carole Radziwill (@CaroleRadziwill) January 6, 2021 @CaroleRadziwill
It’s a good thing this wasn’t a BLM rally or else these assholes would have actual riot police to deal with.
— Armie Hammer (@armiehammer) January 6, 2021 @armiehammer
This is absolutely insane https://t.co/hmb6fy2peE
— Padma "Flip The Senate" Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) January 6, 2021 @PadmaLakshmi
I have never seen anything like this. This is unconscionable and dangerous.
— Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) January 6, 2021 @RealLyndaCarter
Brought to you by Republican cowardice. "But I might get challenged in a primary. I won't be able to hang out at my country club. But if I lose, I won't get a job on Fox News." https://t.co/FI8dqNbakm
— Jim Gaffigan (@JimGaffigan) January 6, 2021 @JimGaffigan
Ask yourself -
— John Cusack (@johncusack) January 6, 2021 @johncusack
Rember how quick the front of White House was cleared for trumps fascist photo op ?
Why are there no horses ?
No helicopters ? You don’t think this is an inside job /
If these protestors were black and brown they’d already been dead -
If these were Black Lives Matter protestors or immigrants’ rights protestors, this would certainly be a different scene.
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) January 6, 2021 @JulianCastro
This part. https://t.co/exU0fzWjNU
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 6, 2021 @jemelehill
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET WHITE TERRORISTS OUT OF THE CAPITOL?
— Merrin Dungey (@RealMerrinD) January 6, 2021 @RealMerrinD
they... breached... the U.S Capital... unscathed... pic.twitter.com/IEAExWDiCN
— Mack. (@MACKWILDS) January 6, 2021 @MACKWILDS
