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{{Quote|What we witnessed yesterday was not dissent — it was disorder. They weren’t protestors — they were rioters, insurrectionists, and domestic terrorists. I wish we could say we couldn’t see it coming, but that isn’t true. We could.|President-elect [[wikipedia:Joe Biden|Joe Biden]] discusses the event.}} | {{Quote|What we witnessed yesterday was not dissent — it was disorder. They weren’t protestors — they were rioters, insurrectionists, and domestic terrorists. I wish we could say we couldn’t see it coming, but that isn’t true. We could.|President-elect [[wikipedia:Joe Biden|Joe Biden]] discusses the event.}} | ||
The '''2021 United States Capitol storming''', also known as '''January 6''', '''1/6''', '''capitol attack''', '''capitol riot''', '''capitol insurrection''', or the '''Attack on the Capitol''', was a violent riot that occurred in Washington D.C. on January 6 | The '''2021 United States Capitol storming''', also known as '''January 6''', '''1/6''', '''capitol attack''', '''capitol riot''', '''capitol insurrection''', or the '''Attack on the Capitol''', was a violent riot that occurred in Washington D.C. on January 6 2021. During the rampage, the US Capitol building was stormed by a mob of hundreds of supporters of outgoing US President [[Donald Trump]] in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election, in which the Democratic candidate Joe Biden defeated Trump by 74 votes. The riots were allegedly incited by the baseless comments made by Trump, who kept on falsely complaining about the election being a widespread voter fraud, despite little to no substantiated evidence. | ||
The riot was perpetrated by supporters of the [[Stop the Steal movement]], a campaign to overturn the result of the election on the basis of voter fraud. Not only that, the [[QAnon]] conspiracy theory movement was also present, as well as the [[Alt-Right]] group, the [[Proud Boys]], the [[Oath Keepers]], the Three Percenters and several people bearing Neo-Nazi and white nationalist emblems such as swastikas and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] flags. The attack was reportedly planned on various "Alt-tech" platforms such as TheDonald.win, Parler, and Telegram. The Stop the Steal group had also posted about their intention to occupy the Capitol and "escalate" if opposed by law enforcement. | The riot was perpetrated by supporters of the [[Stop the Steal movement]], a campaign to overturn the result of the election on the basis of voter fraud. Not only that, the [[QAnon]] conspiracy theory movement was also present, as well as the [[Alt-Right]] group, the [[Proud Boys]], the [[Oath Keepers]], the Three Percenters and several people bearing Neo-Nazi and white nationalist emblems such as swastikas and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] flags. The attack was reportedly planned on various "Alt-tech" platforms such as TheDonald.win, Parler, and Telegram. The Stop the Steal group had also posted about their intention to occupy the Capitol and "escalate" if opposed by law enforcement. | ||