(The Following Day) Less Than 100 Arrests, Rioters Treated Nicely Compared to Last Riot

 

by Jill Hudson

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The process of affirming the electors from states in a joint session of Congress is usually a straightforward affair. But a violent mob of extremists supporting President Trump's false claims of voter fraud disrupted the process by breaking into the Capitol building and Senate chamber, and roaming the halls for hours. Lawmakers and other staffers on site had to be evacuated after rioters breached the building. Scenes from the unforgettable event can be found here and here.

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Twitter and Facebook have locked the departing president out of his accounts. They acted after President Trump posted a video that was advertised yesterday afternoon as a message to calm the insurrection, but instead was filled with disinformation and sympathy for the Capitol Hill attackers. Twitter also warned Trump that his account could be kicked off the platform if he continues to break the rules. Listen to the story or read it. Many activists say the respectful treatment of the violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol stands in marked contrast with strong-arm police tactics against Black Lives Matter protesters.NPR's Noel King talks to Eddie Glaude, chair of Princeton University's department of African American Studies, about the response to the U.S. Capitol breach and that of racial justice protests