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The Washington Post

News, True Crime, Politics

4.14.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The breach of the U.S. Capitol was a remarkable moment in American history. Professor Sarah Binder explains how the usually uneventful vote was expected to unfold, and reporter Philip Bump lays out the challenges a divided GOP faces in the aftermath.

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0:00.0

Thousands of rally goers gathered near the White House Wednesday morning.

0:07.6

They gathered there from around the country at the urging of President Trump, who for weeks

0:13.3

called for his supporters to come to Washington, D.C. to protest the Electoral College certification

0:18.8

in Congress.

0:20.4

In the weeks since the election, Trump has repeatedly falsely claimed that the election was stolen,

0:26.3

and he has been making a huge fraudulent, he has spent weeks instigating his supporters,

0:30.2

marking January 6th as the day for wild protest.

0:34.9

And when January 6th finally arrived at the rally near the White House, the President

0:39.4

riled up the crowd.

0:40.7

We will never concede it doesn't happen, you don't concede when this next is wrong.

0:47.9

He encouraged his supporters to try and give lawmakers the kind of pride and boldness that

0:52.7

they need to take back our country.

0:55.1

He demanded the results of the election be overturned and declared his duly elected successor,

1:00.2

President-elect Joe Biden, an illegitimate president.

1:04.3

Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani stood on stage and told the crowd that the election

1:09.0

should be decided by a trial by combat.

1:12.3

So let's have trial by combat.

1:20.0

Trump told the group to march to the Capitol and even said that he would join them.

1:23.5

Let's walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.

1:26.4

I want to thank you all.

1:28.3

God bless you and God bless America.

1:32.0

Thank you all for being here.

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