Trump supporters breached the Capitol building after a speech by President Donald Trump in Washington, DC on Wednesday.
Video shows a group of supporters fighting with federal police, with supporters having torn down layers of security fencing in an attempt to occupy the building, according to video obtained by The Blaze's Elijah Schaffer.
BREAKING: Trump supporters have breached the Capitol building, tearing down 4 layers of security fencing and are attempting to occupy the building — fighting federal police who are overrun
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) January 6, 2021
This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Thousands, police can’t stop them pic.twitter.com/VVdTUwV5YN
"Patriots have stormed the Capitol building ground and are breaching federal barriers and police in the masses," said Schaffer. "No cell service but video coming. Non lethal force in effect. Full unlawful assembly in display. Never seen anything like this. Insane. Thousands occupying."
"“Whose house? Our house!” chants as the Trump supporters arrive at the Capitol Building"-- via https://t.co/LmGczrSiXi pic.twitter.com/h18fJovUCc
— crabcrawler (@crabcrawler1) January 6, 2021
More chaos at the capitol building in Washington, DC#DCProtests #StopTheSteal pic.twitter.com/gO8eARq7eA
— Kitty Boomhauer (@KBoomhauer) January 6, 2021
The Madison building and the Cannon House Office building on Capitol Hill are also being evacuated. The
HAPPENING NOW: Two Capitol Hill buildings now being evacuated by Capitol Police: Cannon House Office Building and Madison Library of Congress Building - via @ChadPergram
— Sean Langille (@SeanLangille) January 6, 2021
No other details at this time, other than it's being evacuated due to "police activity."
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) January 6, 2021
Not uncommon for building evacuations and false alarms, but everyone on high alert with all the protests today.
I am in the Capitol and our staff are sheltering in place in our office as adjacent buildings are being evacuated. Thank you to Capitol Police and our law enforcement officers for working to keep us safe.
— Rep. Peter Meijer (@RepMeijer) January 6, 2021
"Not uncommon for building evacuations and false alarms, but everyone on high alert with all the protests today," said Politico's Melanie Zanona.
Just got to the western side of the Capitol building. People streaming towards it. A number of booms going off that sound like fireworks. pic.twitter.com/pbZSbUvD9C
— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) January 6, 2021
CAPITOL POLICE FIRING TEAR GAS INTO CROWD OF TRUMP SUPPORTERS pic.twitter.com/GZ0C8Dtgad
— Breaking News Global (@BreakingNAlerts) January 6, 2021
HAPPENING NOW: Crowd grows increasingly violent at the US Capitol
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 6, 2021
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