I used to live and work in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. I've been in the House and Senate office buildings for work reasons. (I was not a Hill staffer.) I have been to many protests, for movements that I agree with like reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ rights. I've been a counter-protester against hate groups. I have never seen DC look like what I am seeing on TV now. (I am not there now. I now live outside the District.)
Certification of the vote has been paused because Congress is locked down. Protesters are inside the Capitol. House offices have been evacuated due to a reported pipe bomb. Trump supporters are breaching barricades and climbing the walls. This is not what happens in western democracies. Trump is encouraging this.
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@MariaHill
It's shocking & dismaying to see. This is the chaos that trump has encouraged. I hope everyone there remains safe.
From CNN
Donald Trump Jr. reacts to protests: "This is wrong and not who we are"
Donald Trump Jr. condemned protesters outside the Capitol building, saying "this is wrong and not who we are."
In a tweet, he urged demonstrators to be peaceful "and use your 1st Amendment rights, but don’t start acting like the other side. We have a country to save and this doesn’t help
anyone."
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I assume by other side he is referring to democrats, so by telling people not to behave like the party not using violence appears to be to encouraging them to use violence.
Note on this, I mis read it before sharing and didn't see the Jr bit,
Seems even Trumps own son has different views to his, there is hope yet at least.
