President Trump spoke to his supporters around noon E.T., and shortly thereafter, supporters moved onto Capitol Hill and entered the building.
We’ve been told rioters have breached the third floor of the Capitol. Here’s the view from the windows. pic.twitter.com/nCrTtRBbql
— Jazmine Ulloa (@jazmineulloa) January 6, 2021
Patriots climbing the walls of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC#StopTheSteal #WeThePeople pic.twitter.com/ou4WumOdaW
— Kitty Boomhauer (@KBoomhauer) January 6, 2021
PROTESTERS INSIDE CAPITOL BUILDING pic.twitter.com/JNMrtaty9b
— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) January 6, 2021
The certification session was halted and Vice-President Mike Pence had to be escorted out of the Capitol after the VP released a message saying he would not oppose the certification of the contested results.
A journalist entered House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.
BREAKING: I am inside Nancy Pelosi’s office with the thousands of revolutionaries who have stormed the building
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) January 6, 2021
To put into perspective how quickly staff evacuated, emails are still on the screen along side a federal alert warning members of the current revolution pic.twitter.com/m24YjtWIXh
President Trump called for his supporters to remain peaceful.
Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021
More details will come.