January 6 United States Capitol attack
2021 mob attempt to prevent Presidential electoral vote count / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On the afternoon of Wednesday, January 6, 2021, thousands of supporters of then-U.S President Donald Trump were in Washington, D.C. to protest against the results of the 2020 presidential election. They went in to support Trump's demand for Vice President Mike Pence and Congress to reject President-elect Joe Biden's victory.[18][19] The protests soon became riots as thousands of Trump supporters broke into the United States Capitol, damaging the building. Presidential historian Michael Beschloss called the attacks an attempted coup d'etat by the President.[20] The attack of the United States Capitol building was the worst at that place since the War of 1812.
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Part of the 2020–21 United States election protests and attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election | |
Date | January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06) |
Location | United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States 38°53′23.3″N 77°00′32.6″W |
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Methods | Rioting, vandalism,[5] looting, assault, shootings,[6] arson,[7] and attempted bombings |
Resulted in | Attempts to overturn election results in favor of Trump failed
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Death(s) | 5 dead[11] |
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