It began with the president’s false promise: “After this, we’re going to walk down and I’ll be there with you,” Trump said. This is an attack on America.”. “Capitol Police did have a plan, but apparently they assumed business as usual,” the official said. As members of Congress prepared to return and resume the count of the electoral college votes, hundreds of police officers surrounded the building. Capitol envahi: Le Drian condamne "une atteinte grave contre la démocratie" Jean-Yves le Drian - Stéphane de Sakutin - AFP. Les partisans de Trump forcent l’accès au capitole , une scène inédite qui met en mal la réputation démocratique du pays de l’oncle Sam .Une tentative de … Protesters, by that point nearly surrounding the building, kept pouring in, breaking through entrances that had been locked but not secured by the Capitol Police. USA YESTERDAY Recap vidéo de la triste journée d'hier où des suprémacistes ont envahi le Capitole avec l'espoir d'empêcher le départ de Trump de la tête d'un pays devenu fou. A stream of protesters pushed in. A woman wearing a “What would Jesus do?” sandwich board read from scripture before handing the mic to someone who led a prayer for the police. Rioters confront police officers trying to deny them access to the Capitol. Now arrives the hour of action.”. Un partisan de Donald Trump dans le bureau de la présidente démocrate de la Chambre des représentants, Nancy Pelosi. They gave police the finger and cursed at them. She writes about people whose lives are being transformed by the major events and issues in the news. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post). Some removed Trump flags that had been left behind. «S’il ne le fait pas, ce sera une triste journée pour notre pays», a-t-il ajouté, laissant entendre qu’il doutait de l’attitude de son numéro deux. Dès le début de la session, des républicains ont émis des objections aux résultats de l’élection dans l’État d’Arizona. Elle est décédée peu après. Un troisième pose tout sourire emportant un pupitre de l’hémicycle. Time will decide whether Wednesday’s assault on the Capitol was a riot, an insurrection, a last gasp of a renegade president or an early skirmish in a civil war organized on far-right social media, but it was already clear that Jan. 6, 2021, would go down in history as one of America’s ugliest days. Une photo virale montre des agents de la police du Capitole en civil pointant leurs armes en direction d’une porte dont la vitre est brisée pour tenter d’empêcher quiconque d’entrer. Ralph Northam (D) had already called up members of the Virginia National Guard and sent 200 Virginia state troopers to the District at the mayor’s request. Capitole envahi par les pro-Trump : Joe Biden dénonce une attaque à l'État de droit - 06/01 Des manifestants pro-Trump ont fait irruption dans le Capitole ce mercredi, alors que le Congrès entamait la certification de la … We’re not going to bend a knee, motherf-----!”. “They’re doing it!”. Selon la US Capitol Historical Society, c'est la première fois que le Capitole a été envahi depuis que le bâtiment avait été incendié par les troupes britanniques en … Trump supporters scale a wall on the Senate side of the Capitol. On the west side of the Capitol, they erected a gallows, complete with a hanging rope. Un autre force le bureau de la présidente de la Chambre, Nancy Pelosi, et se fait immortaliser les pieds sur sa table de travail. Members of Congress hid under desks, stripped their identification pins from their lapels to avoid being attacked and escaped into secret passageways. “This is what we see in failing countries. «Il ne s’agit pas d’une manifestation. Bottom line, there just wasn’t enough personnel.”. «Si Mike Pence fait la bonne chose, nous gagnons l’élection», avait-il lancé. Thanks to your service, the Capitol was secured and we are truly grateful. “You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.”. Before noon, the president of the United States, their rogue hero, told thousands of his supporters that this was the last stand, the moment to overturn the result of November’s election and ensure a second term for Donald Trump. Inside the Capitol, a man who had gotten into Pelosi’s office made himself at home. Traitors!”. Thousands of Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol. Protesters saw that a woman in their group had fallen. I have travelled to many countries and always support the right of every human being to protest peacefully for their beliefs and their causes. unlawful.” She said those who violated the law “will be held accountable. As the intruders emerged, they were greeted as celebrities. Il a bien essayé de menacer le vice-président Mike Pence, qui présidait la séance, mais dont le rôle était strictement protocolaire. Après plusieurs heures de chaos, Donald Trump a diffusé une courte vidéo sur Twitter où il a appelé les manifestants à «rentrer à la maison», sans exprimer le moindre regret ni condamner les violences et les dégradations. Le vice-président répondait ainsi directement à Donald Trump, dont il a été le fidèle lieutenant pendant les quatre dernières années. This is an attempted coup. (Oliver Contreras/for The Washington Post) RIGHT: Certification of the vote from Nevada is held up with an objection. Stay peaceful!”, Thirty-five minutes later, slightly stronger: “I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. For over an hour, people banged on the doors of the Capitol on the north and west sides, chanting, “Let us in! “Time to take back what’s ours!” someone else screamed. La situation a basculé quand des partisans de Donald Trump, brandissant des drapeaux bleus à son nom et portant les casquettes rouges de sa campagne électorale, ont envahi le bâtiment trônant sur la célèbre colline de la capitale fédérale. People milled on the Capitol grounds, eating, taking pictures, chatting on the phone. He has been The Washington Post’s enterprise editor, local columnist and Berlin bureau chief, and he has covered politics, education, pop culture and much else in three decades on the Metro, Style, National and Foreign desks. 3:15: The president’s daughter Ivanka Trump, in the absence of any statement by her father, tweeted a call for the mob to cease all violence. They did as they were told. Dozens of protesters pushed onto the steps and ledges of the building on all sides. They began to clear the Capitol and its surrounding office buildings. On the grand staircase opposite the Library of Congress, there were only a handful of officers, arrayed against a crowd reaching into the hundreds. “Go home with love & in peace. One man shouted back: “Shut the f--- up! Torse nu et coiffé d’un casque de Viking à cornes, un manifestant pose le poing levé à la tribune de la Chambre des représentants. Congressional staff members are evacuated after protesters breached the building during Wednesday's joint session to affirm the electoral college vote. Le bilan est d'au moins 4 morts, dont une manifestante tuée par balle à l'intérieur du Capitole. Des images du coup de force, prises à l’intérieur du Capitole, temple de la démocratie américaine, révélaient des scènes plutôt dignes d’un coup d’État. Some shouted out the Pledge of Allegiance. C'EST UNE TROMPERIE. Pockets of the crowd chanted “four more years” and “USA” as a few people shouted QAnon conspiracy theories through a megaphone. Pushed away, the rioters yelled at the officers, chanting “Traitors! [Video timeline: How pro-Trump insurrectionists broke into the U.S. Capitol]. The attack, which some historians called the most severe assault on the Capitol since the British sacked the building in 1814, was “instigated at the highest level,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Hundreds, then thousands followed. Late Wednesday night, Washington’s mayor issued an order extending by 15 days the public emergency she had declared earlier, now covering right up until the first full day of President Joe Biden’s turn at the helm of a hurting land. Mais les manifestants pénètrent dans le Capitole plus vite que les élus et leurs assistants ne parviennent pas à les en sortir. She addressed them as “American Patriots.” Minutes later, she took down the tweet. “I am so proud of them.” She pronounced herself “amazed” that so many people believed, as she did, that the election had somehow been stolen from Trump. 2:24: On Parler and Gab, the far-right-friendly social media sites, Trump followers urged the crowd in Washington to find and accost Vice President Pence, whom Trump had been pressuring to use his ceremonial role Wednesday to help overturn the election results. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Meagan Flynn is a reporter on The Washington Post's Morning Mix team. Moi oui», affirme à l’AFP Bob Cox, un partisan de Donald Trump de 56 ans, un drapeau bleu «Trump 2020» drapé autour de ses épaules. It led to a staircase, which led to an undisclosed evacuation area. What we are witnessing is an attempted coup directly incited by the criminal in the White House. Some people ran, scrambling to a single exit that police had opened. Schumer and Pelosi called on Trump to demand that the protesters vacate the Capitol grounds. Shortly after, photos popped up online of protesters holding shards of the sign they’d torn off the entrance to Pelosi’s office. Your gas masks are under your chairs, the legislators were told. C’est voué à l’échec», a tweeté le représentant démocrate William Pascrell, faisant ainsi référence à Donald Trump. The storming of the U.S. Capitol today is unacceptable. D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) ordered a 6 p.m. curfew. “It was like we might be in harm’s way any second.”. USA. A cluster of officers headed off together, saying good night, joking about how badly they needed the bathroom. The region’s transit system shut down. Others remained angry, defiant. They burst into the offices and chambers of the Capitol, taking over the place as though it were their own, lounging in members’ offices, strolling through the statuaries, halting the constitutional process of completing Joe Biden’s election to the presidency and raising the specter of a coup against this 232-year-old democracy. Une émeute envahi la capitole à Washington ;Une intrusion sous tension des partisans pro-Trump au Capitole … 2:38: Just 14 minutes after the president had slammed his vice president, tweeting that “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country,” Trump finally admitted the reality of the violent mob attacking the Capitol in his name. USA 2020: le Capitole envahi par des pro-Trump, les États-Unis et le monde sous le choc Ce mercredi soir, le Capitole, situé à Washington, a été envahi par des militants pro-Trump. “White female, shot in the shoulder,” an officer said as they hurried away. There was pushing. The National Association of Manufacturers, which represents 14,000 small and large manufacturers, called the violence “sedition” and asked Pence to “seriously consider working with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to preserve democracy.” A section of the amendment — never invoked — allows the vice president and Cabinet to declare a president unable to fulfill his duties and to remove him temporarily from power. By the thousands, they walked 16 blocks down Pennsylvania Avenue NW and surrounded the U.S. Capitol. pic.twitter.com/urDMpQBB7n. The rally that morphed into a march had turned into a violent mob, intent on stopping the rites of democracy. As the gurney was loaded into an ambulance, pro-Trump protesters swarmed, screaming “Murderers!” Capitol Police officers with long guns pushed the crowd back, and the ambulance drove off. One woman who said she had footage on her phone of Capitol Police pointing guns at rioters was encircled by dozens of protesters eager to see her show. Dans une lettre publiée quelques minutes avant l’ouverture de la session du Parlement américain, Mike Pence avait expliqué que les « contraintes » de la Constitution ne lui permettaient pas de modifier les résultats du scrutin du 3 novembre, tels que transmis par les États. His 25-year-old son died last week, a tragedy that had shaken the House, and Raskin had taken one of his daughters and his son-in-law to the Capitol to watch the debate over presidential electors, “because we wanted to be together,” he said. None of us!” someone yelled. At 3:41 Thursday morning, Pence finally declared Biden the 46th president of the United States. La France a condamné, par la voix de son ministre des Affaires étrangères, l'intrusion des partisans de Donald Trump, ce mercredi, dans le Capitole à Washington, soulignant qu'il s'agit d'une "atteinte … “Get these kids out of here!” a woman shouted at families. The attack and siege seemed like a surprise: CNN kept showing the debate on the Senate floor even as the mob breached the building, only a handful of Capitol Police officers were posted at the building’s ceremonial front steps, and as the debate unfolded, not one legislator said anything about the mob outside. “This is a coup attempt,” tweeted Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). Over the course of an hour, waves of protesters arrived in front of the Capitol, just as inside the House and Senate convened in a rare joint session to affirm the electoral college vote and officially decree Biden the next president. Un couvre-feu est entré en vigueur dans la ville à 18 h. Une cinquantaine de pro-Trump ont attaqué des journalistes regroupés dans une zone protégée par des barrières métalliques pour filmer les évènements à l’extérieur du Congrès, renversant plusieurs caméras en criant «les informations, c’est nous maintenant». “A new 1776 has just begun!”, One large cluster of people rushed the steps after a handful of protesters called on others to “storm the Capitol!”. “This is amazing,” a woman in a star-spangled hoodie said. Devlin Barrett, Rachel Chason, Aaron Davis, Josh Dawsey, Peter Jamison, Marissa Lang, Katie Mettler, Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker, Rachel Siegel, Perry Stein and Rebecca Tan contributed to this report. They are truly on the side of our Country. Officers, some with shields, formed a human barrier to block anyone else from getting inside. (Astrid Riecken/for The Washington Post) RIGHT: The pro-Trump crowd sought to protest the peaceful transfer of power to the administration of President-elect Joe Biden. House members were informed that police had deployed chemical irritants in Statuary Hall, and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), a former CIA case officer, prepared to be exposed to tear gas. “We have been instructed to lie down on the floor and put on our gas masks. After the attack, some Republicans backed away from their objections to accepting the election, but more than 100 House Republicans maintained their absolute allegiance to Trump, rejecting overwhelming evidence that the vote was fairly conducted and accurately counted. «Ils ne peuvent pas nous stopper tous», a lancé dans un mégaphone un manifestant poussant la foule à forcer les portes du Congrès. Just away from the building, about a hundred people rushed a media staging area where TV cameras were trained on the Capitol. It led to at least 52 arrests, four hours of chaos, the evacuation of congressional buildings, the paralysis of the city and the humiliation of a nation that has long considered itself the world’s greatest democracy.