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Post by the Scribe on Jan 7, 2021 20:14:19 GMT
Could Trump be removed for inciting supporters to storm the Capitol? | DW News399,631 views•Jan 7, 2021 DW News
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Unprecedented - and deadly - scenes at the Capitol in Washington DC - where supporters of President Trump stormed the building in a bid to overturn the election results.
One woman was shot and later died of her injuries, as rioters attempted to stop Congress members from certifying Joe Biden's election victory.
Chaos unraveled on Capitol Hill as the building was stormed by hundreds of Trump supporters.
A battle ensued between riot police and the protesters as they broke past security.
They stormed the Senate chambers to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election victory - literally bringing democracy to a halt.
Police then drew their guns. A woman was shot by police officers - and was later proclaimed dead.
Some protesters also turned their anger against the media.
Earlier at a rally near the White House, President Trump had repeated his unsubstantiated claims that the election had been stolen from him - and urged his supporters to rally at the Capitol.
Hours later Trump then released a recorded message telling his supporters to go home but failed to condemn their actions.
Trump has now been suspended from several social media accounts, including Twitter, after tweeting to supporters who attacked the Capitol.
When lawmakers finally got back into the Senate chambers, several senior republicans condemned then violence. Including Trump's vice president Mike Pence.
The violence was branded as a siege by President-elect Joe Biden, who warned of the threat to democracy.
The crowds dissipated once the 6pm curfew came into force, but National Guard troops remained alert for potential violence throughout the night.
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 7, 2021 20:27:46 GMT
To all those viewing this from outside of the USA, CONservatism has become a CULT here. A dangerous cult promoted by Rupert Murdoch's FOX News & affiliates, Sinclair News, WND, COAST TO COAST AM (Premiere Broadcasting), Hannity, Limbaugh, Cunningham, Savage and a host of other conservative media outlets and think tanks funded by the 1%. And look how easily RepubliCONservative elected officials fell in line behind Trump and are only now jumping ship because he has only 2 weeks left in power. Conservatism has taken over and destroyed the Republican Party the same way they did to the Democratic Party pre-1970's South.
American Billionaires Are Overwhelmingly Conservative, New Study Finds
www.truthdig.com/articles/american-billionaires-are-overwhelmingly-conservative-new-study-finds/
The trio of researchers found that “both as individuals and as contributors to Koch-type consortia, most U.S. billionaires have given large amounts money—and many have engaged in intense activity—to advance unpopular, inequality-exacerbating, highly conservative economic policies.” They deliberately pursue a strategy of what we call ‘stealth politics,'” the researchers explain. “This sort of stealth politics,” which enables wealthy individuals to stay off the radar of the general public and avoid political accountability while wielding significant influence over politicians and government institutions, “is harmful to democracy.”
Question Everything — Thought Provoking Ideas
9 hours ago
“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
― Mark Twain
yesterdays fool
3 hours ago
It strikes me as odd that "Fox News" (and a few other questionably motivated sources) are escaping any blame for this maelstrom. They were one of Trump's most powerful tools on the whole disinformation and insurrection campaign
Nisha Lovely
55 minutes ago
Right, whitewashed news, not even facts just opinion based
My Prayers
39 minutes ago
Media can make and unmake a man, I hope all these medias let the nation hears the truth.. Block and this will cause his downfall.
quest 77051
24 minutes ago
AGREED.
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