Supporters of President Donald Trump seemed poised to break with their convention of peaceful protests over the unprecedented vote fraud that undermine the integrity of the 2020 election.
Yet again, mainstream media coverage of the clashes displayed a staggering double-standard following the ongoing race riots.
I haven’t seen too many journos tweeting about how riots are the voice of the voiceless today…
— Dan Isett (@DanIsett) January 6, 2021
After an hour of otherwise uneventful debate, the disruption appeared to have spilled over into the House chamber, forcing the session into recess and putting the entire Capitol on lockdown.
The Capitol is on lockdown amid a tense situation with demonstrators outside the building, according to Capitol cops. @tedbarrettcnn tried to leave the building and couldn’t because cops said the building is on lockdown. People are being ordered to stay inside their offices
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 6, 2021
Media reported that Vice President Mike Pence had exited the building as a precaution.
Sessions appeared to resume just before 2:30 p.m.
It was not immediately clear whether the unrest outside the building had been dispersed or if the protests remained in progress during a speech by Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.
However, the House quickly went back into recess afterward as C-SPAN switched to video that showed a small line of protesters walking through the Capitol statuary hall.
An announcement told the members of Congress present on the House floor to stay in their seats.
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The breach reportedly happened on the Senate side where the sheer number of protesters overwhelmed the police blocking the entrances outside.
Washington, DC, mayor Muriel Bowser, who had earlier dispatched the National Guard, responded by ordering a citywide curfew effective from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday.
Niels Lesniewski, a reporter for CQ Roll Call, claimed, “It’s no exaggeration that the Capitol is under siege.”
