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Pro-Trump Protesters Storm U.S. Capitol, Clash with Police

Building locked down as lawmakers flee chambers; D.C. Mayor orders curfew

By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia

Thousands of President Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday [January 6th] as Vice President Mike Pence presided over the Electoral College vote.

Carrying Trump banners and American flags and chanting “Stop the Steal,” the protesters blasted their way into the hallowed halls, breaking windows and shoving Capitol police aside as they sought to push the mob back by unleashing pepper spray.

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