{"id":261429,"date":"2021-01-06T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=261429"},"modified":"2021-01-06T16:17:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T20:17:02","slug":"trump-supporters-attempt-to-disrupt-congress-causing-lockdown-of-us-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/trump-supporters-attempt-to-disrupt-congress-causing-lockdown-of-us-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump supporters attempt to disrupt congress causing lockdown of US capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pro Trump protesters storm US Capitol Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As congress is in the process of ratifying the presidential electoral vote thousands of Trump supporters have stormed barricades erected around the capital with a few getting just dozens of feet away from an in-session congress.<\/p>\n

This physical protest, which some US media has labeled an attack, has forced congress into a recess as two building at capitol complex were placed on lockdown as congress was brought to a halt.<\/p>\n

Today would otherwise be the day when congress ratifies the electoral college vote from the US presidential race\u00a0 – an occasion which is typically without incident. The process which is largely regarded as a formality legally ratifies the count which would officially declare president elect Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential race.<\/p>\n

The protests who were chanting “you took an oath” disrupted this process which would see Donald Trump’s opponent declared the 46th president of the United States.<\/p>\n