According to US media reports, as the days of Trump's departure from office are getting closer and closer, the United States has also begun to become restless. On January 6, local time, Trump supporters broke into Washington, D.C., violently stormed the US Capitol, and entered the scene to prevent the US Congress from counting and certifying the Electoral College vote. According to the photos circulating on social media, the scene was chaotic, and some protesters held aloft Trump's head or American flag and walked around the inside of the Capitol. In order to avoid the riots, some MPs even hid under their chairs or left early to return to the office.
Some Trump supporters clashed fiercely with police near the Capitol building, who used equipment such as gas tear gas to drive away protesters. According to US media reports, the demonstrators who have rushed into the US Capitol have all been expelled, and the Capitol has also returned to calm. In the evening of the same day, members of Parliament will meet again to continue the counting and certification of the Electoral College vote. Washington police said dozens of protesters had been arrested, and another protester was shot by police and immediately taken to the hospital, but died that night because of his injuries. At present, the police have launched an investigation and have not provided specific details of the incident.
According to information disclosed by the New York Post, the woman, named Ashley Babbitt, is a big fan of Trump and served in the U.S. Air Force for 14 years, during which time she has gone on missions overseas four times. Babbitt's death was grief-stricken and incomprehensible. The day before the riots in the U.S. Congress, Babbitt declared through social media that nothing could stop what we had done before the joint session of Congress and demanded the resignation of U.S. Vice President Pence and Chief Justice.
After the congressional riots, President-elect Biden said in a speech that the move was an "attack on the rule of law" and that it was no longer a simple protest but a naked rebellion, and Biden asked Trump to restrain the behavior of his supporters. Trump then asked his supporters to return home peacefully, but trump also expressed support for their actions. At the same time, Trump once again stressed that there was fraud and cheating in the 2020 US presidential election, and he himself did not lose the election.
But the nature of the Trump supporters' actions is so bad that some people in the Trump camp have begun to blame Trump and hold him accountable for the unrest. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the impact on the Capitol was inexcusable and that the perpetrators of the unrest must be brought to justice. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who shares Trump's Republican party, said Trump's supporters ' violent seizure of Congress " was a serious consequence of Trump's demagoguery and laissez-faire freedom.
This congressional turmoil has undoubtedly sounded the alarm bell for the United States, is the "Western-style democracy" in their eyes really perfect? As far as the current situation is concerned, the turmoil may just be an "appetizer" for the chaotic situation before Biden's inauguration, and there may be more trouble in the future.