People shelter in the House of Representatives gallery as protesters try to break into the chamber at the US Capitol. [164], Trump incited his supporters to "walk down to the Capitol" to "cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women and we're probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them." [284], Sund joined a conference call with D.C. government and Pentagon officials at 2:26 p.m. where he "[made] an urgent, urgent immediate request for National Guard assistance", telling them he needed "boots on the ground". Twitter has since locked Trump's account for 12 hours and threatened a longer ban if he doesn't remove these three tweets, which the social media giant described as "repeated and severe violations" of its policies. "Trump issued a call to arms. [453][452][454] A pro-Trump demonstration took place inside the first-floor rotunda of the Kansas State Capitol; the organizers had a permit and no incidents were reported. Protesters entered the Capitol Building, bypassing security and metal detectors. [394][399] After Sicknick's death, Cruz received backlash for previous speeches that were perceived as calls for violence. [448], The FBI is also investigating whether foreign adversaries of the U.S. – governments, organizations or individuals – provided financial support to people who attacked the Capitol. 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[451] About 60 pro-Trump activists gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta,[452] including armed militia movement members. [278] At 4:06 p.m. on national television, President-elect Biden called for President Trump to end the riot. [73] Outside the building, the mob constructed a gallows and tied a noose to it, punctured the tires of a police vehicle, and left a note saying "PELOSI IS SATAN" on the windshield. [185] Several rioters carried plastic handcuffs, possibly with the intention of using them to take hostages. [250], The Associated Press reviewed public and online records of more than 120 participants after the storming and found that many of them shared conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election on social media and had also believed other "QAnon" and "deep state" conspiracy theories. The storming of the United States Capitol was a riot and violent attack against the 117th United States Congress at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. 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