The 2021 storming of the United States Capitol was a riot and violent attack against the United States Congress at the U.S. The District of Columbia was placed under curfew, and lawmakers were evacuated while rioters occupied and vandalized the building for several hours.
Called to action by Trump, thousands of protesters then walked to the Capitol, where Congress was beginning the electoral vote count. Many in the crowd at the Capitol breached police perimeters and stormed the building, They assaulted Capitol Police officers and reporters, erected a gallows on the Capitol grounds, and attempted to locate lawmakers to take hostage and harm.
National Guard to quell the mob. and the counting of the electoral votes resumed and was completed in the early morning hours of January 7.Pence declared President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris victors, and affirmed that they would assume office on January 20.Pressured by his administration, the threat of removal, and numerous resignations, Trump later committed to an orderly transition of power in a televised statement.
The assault on the Capitol was widely condemned by political leaders and organizations in the United States and internationally. A week after the riot, the House of Representatives impeached Trump for incitement of insurrection, making him the only U.S.
