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Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol As Police Declare Lockdown

January 6, 2021 / 1:51 PM CST / CBS Texas

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSNEWS.COM) — Supporters of President Trump stormed barricades and confronted police outside the Capitol on Wednesday, shortly after Mr. Trump gave a speech once again falsely claiming to have won a second term.

Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol as smoke fills the corridor on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Thousands of the president's supporters descended on Washington, D.C., for the speech, and to protest certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the November 2020 election. After Mr. Trump's speech, many made their way to the Capitol.

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