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Video: Police draw weapons to prevent protesters from entering the National Assembly building
In the afternoon of January 6 (early morning 7-1 Vietnam time), in the early hours when the US Congress held a joint session to count electoral votes and confirm the results of the presidential elections 2020, the situation has been strained by forcing the blockade of the United States Congress (Capitol) building.
A woman was shot in the chest, in critical condition. The scene of chaos comes after Trump delivered a speech in front of thousands of supporters, who insisted his team was still not giving in.
Vice President Mike Pence called for an end to the violence and asked the protesters to leave the building after they clashed with police and entered the Capitol.
“The violence and destruction taking place in Congress must stop. Everyone involved must respect law enforcement officials and leave the building immediately,” Pence wrote on Twitter. .
Trump supporters protest outside the United States Congress building in Washington DC on January 6 – Photo: REUTERS
According to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, on instructions from Trump, the National Guard mobilized to deal with the protesters. Trump urged protesters not to use violence and keep the peace.
A newspaper reporter Washington Post He said the National Guard has been deployed to Washington DC with about 1,000 people.
President-elect Joe Biden warned protesters to storm the US Congressional court, smash windows, occupy offices, and infiltrate congressional halls, threatening the safety of congressmen: “It was not a demonstration, it was a rebellion.”
US lawmakers even called the incident a “coup” against the US government, according to the page. DW News. “A crowd flooded the United States Congress building to overthrow the elections. A coup is taking place,” Democratic Party member Val Demings commented on Twitter.
And Democrat Seth Moulton criticized: “This is chaos, it is an attempted coup. It is happening in the United States because of disorderly deputies.”
From outside the Capitol, Al Jazeera Radio correspondent Patty Culhane said what happened here was “an unprecedented spectacle.”
Protesters flooded the US Congress building – Photo: REUTERS
Crowds flooded the United States Congress Building – Photo: CNN
Security forces in the United States Congress building had to draw pistols to prevent the protesters from entering – Photo: REUTERS
Trump supporters also came to the desk of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and left the message “We will not give up” – Photo: TWITTER
Representative David Trone must wear a gas mask at the request of the functional forces that protect the United States Congress building – Photo: REUTERS
Radio correspondent Al Jazeera called what happened on January 6 in the United States Congress court as ‘an unprecedented scene’
