The leader of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, requested the deployment of the National Guard to vacate the Capitol and restore security, said a senior Democratic adviser.
A crowd of protesters called by President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol where Congress was in session to ratify the triumph of Joe Biden.
Pelosi, Vice President Mike Pence and the rest of the legislators were evacuated from their respective chambers.
A DC Government official who spoke On condition of anonymity he told The Washington Post that the troop deployment was already taking place.
And Donald Trump calls for calm to protesters The US President called to calm the protesters who stormed the US Capitol.
“Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They really are on the side of our country. Be in peace! “He wrote on Twitter.
” I ask everyone in the United States Capitol to remain in peace. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law and Order: respect the Law and our great men and women who wear blue. Thank you! ”, He added in a later tweet.
Hours before, the President made a rally in Washington DC to demand that senators not certify the election of Democrat Joe Biden, and promised that he would continue to “fight.”
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