Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「As senators were in their chamber debating an objection to President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win just after 2 p.m. Wednesday, a mob of President Trump’s supporters who had been amassing outside since the morning smashed glass and pushed their way past police one floor below to gain entry to the Capitol.⠀ ⠀ At first it didn’t appear lawmakers were aware of the chaos unfolding. At about 2:10 p.m., a hot mic in the Senate chamber picked up ominous words told to Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Senate pro-tem. “The protesters are in the building.”⠀ ⠀ Soon he and Vice President Mike Pence, who are both in the line of presidential succession, were evacuated from the chamber. Those remaining inside could hear pro-Trump rioters yelling and police screaming back, punctuated by a loud thwacking sound.⠀ ⠀ Before long, police evacuated lawmakers from both the Senate and House chambers, a woman was shot and someone set off gas munitions. In the House chamber, aides piled up furniture to block the doors, while other staff members were told to evacuate their offices, but found they couldn’t leave the buildings safely.⠀ ⠀ Rioters, dressed in MAGA hats and emboldened by encouragement from the president, swarmed the Capitol as they sought to block the ratification of Biden’s win. The violent scene capped the bitterly fought 2020 campaign and the subsequent weeks marked by Trump’s rejection of his loss despite no evidence of widespread fraud. ⠀ ⠀ Lawmakers and aides described how a typically uneventful proceeding descended into violent tumult, threatening the session and undermining the democratic process.⠀ ⠀ “This is the most dismal day for democracy probably since the Civil War,” said Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleave, speaking by phone from a secure room. “We are experiencing, unless something happens to turn it around, the decline of the American empire.”⠀ ⠀ Read more at the link in our bio.⠀ ⠀ Photos: Jose Luis Magana/AP (1), Win McNamee/Getty Images (2, 3), Oliver Douliery/AFP/Getty Images (4), Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images (5), Leah Millis/Reuters (6)」1月8日 3時03分