By: Rohan Pavuluri
Two months after Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election, "[o]n January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol Building in Washington D.C., was attacked by a mob] of supporters of then-U.S. president Donald Trump... They sought to keep Trump in power by preventing a joint session of Congress from counting the electoral college votes to formalize the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. The attack was ultimately unsuccessful in preventing the election results from being certified." According to the House Select Committee which investigated this, the attack was the culmination of a seven stage plan made by Trump to change the result of the election. Within 36 hours of the event, five people had died: one was shot by the Capitol Police, another died of a drug overdose, and three died of natural causes, including a police officer. Many people were injured, including 174 police officers. Four officers who responded to the attack committed suicide within seven months. As of July 7, 2022, monetary damages caused by attackers exceed $2.7 million. Called to action by Trump, thousands of his supporters gathered in Washington, D.C. on January 5th and 6th to support his false claims that the 2020 election had been "stolen by emboldened radical-left democrats" (Naylor Brian), and to demand that Vice President Mike Pence and Congress reject Biden's victory. Starting at noon on January 6th at a "Save America" rally at the Ellipse, a park in Washington D.C. about 30 minutes away from the Capitol Building, Trump gave a speech in which he repeated false claims of election irregularities and proclaimed that the government was corrupt. People believed him and acted on their beliefs in the horrible event that we now call January 6th. In conclusion, Donald J Trump spread propaganda about the election and government corruption. This angered the people of the U.S. and caused a protest that took place on January 6th outside the Capitol Building. This event was a major moment in our nation’s history, and it will never be forgotten.
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