The Most Jaw-Dropping Photos And Videos From The Pro-Trump Storming Of The US Capitol

It seems as though the last four years have come to a head at the U.S. as Trump supporters, egged on by the president’s conspiracy theories over the 2020 election, have stormed the Capitol building. At least one person was shot, reportedly in the neck, and congress and staff was evacuated as right-wingers broke through police lines, through doors, and into the House and Senate chambers.

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Photos and video footage of the scenes soon flooded Twitter as much of the U.S. population watched in complete shock at this unprecedented event. Trump supporters, Proud Boys, and others were seen wandering through the building, breaking into offices and taking selfies at lawmaker desks, and pawing through papers on chamber floors as members of congress huddled on the floor.

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Photos of Capitol police pointing guns at chamber doors as someone reportedly attempted to shoot into the room, videos of people in MAGA hats and with Confederate flags marching up the stairs and getting into the scaffolding outside the building, and blown minds abound. There is no possible way to overstate just how many absolutely bonkers images are coming out of D.C. right now.

We’ve done our best to gather a collection of the craziest of the crazy, but by the time we hit “publish” there will probably be hundreds more.

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Trump supporters bringing down the US flag to replace it with a Trump election campaign banner. https://t.co/zbWurLZhoP

— Jack Parrock (@jackeparrock) January 6, 2021

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quick back-of-the-envelope data shows DLive enabled Baked Alaska to grift 181k lemons today streaming the capitol storming, which is about $2175.00 https://t.co/mXZjvjrEG1

— megan squire (@MeganSquire0) January 6, 2021

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#NOW: U.S. Capitol Police stand detain protesters outside of the House Chamber.

( Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/1IEM28z3qK

— Austin Kellerman (@AustinKellerman) January 6, 2021

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Members congress shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) pic.twitter.com/nOAbIHuexK

— Andrew Harnik (@andyharnik) January 6, 2021

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A U.S. Capitol police officer shoots pepper spray at a protestor inside the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 election results on Capitol Hill. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS pic.twitter.com/ria79v07Bn

— corinne_perkins (@corinne_perkins) January 6, 2021

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Here’s the scary moment when protesters initially got into the building from the first floor and made their way outside Senate chamber. pic.twitter.com/CfVIBsgywK

— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 6, 2021

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A protester hangs from a balcony in the #Senate Chamber after Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC #USCapitol #CapitolBuilding : @WinMc pic.twitter.com/pzRG8DeNq1

— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) January 6, 2021

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Meanwhile Trump supporters are posing for pics outside west wing via ⁦@abdallahcnn⁩ pic.twitter.com/QkYM5IUHEf

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 6, 2021

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BREAKING – Inside the Capitol Now: They just stormed the Capitol with… a Confederate Flag. And a Trump one to go with it.

This is the coup they’ve wanted – since 1865. pic.twitter.com/EftT1VVIym

— Chip Franklin InsideTheBeltway.com (@chipfranklin) January 6, 2021

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*First Published: January 6, 2021, 2:01 pm