A protester screams "Freedom" inside the Senate chamber Wednesday afternoon after the U.S. Capitol was breached by a mob during a joint session of Congress. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Supporters of President Donald Trump gathered Wednesday in the nation’s capital to hold a March for Trump to “demand transparency and election integrity,” which subsequently turned violent.
While Congress was debating certification of the disputed results of the Electoral College vote making Joe Biden the next president, protesters stormed and entered the Capitol.
Here are 22 photos and videos of the violence.
Protesters at the doors of the Capitol
A mob attempts to enter the Capitol. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
2. Attacking the ‘brave men and women of the Capitol Police force’
(Editor’s note: There is adult language in this clip.)
Every American has the right to peacefully protest.
But storming the US Capitol and attacking the brave men and women of the Capitol police force is wrong.
Protesters push on doors of the Capitol. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
4. Protesters fight with police outside the Capitol.
(Editor’s note: Adult language is used in this clip.)
BREAKING: Trump supporters have breached the Capitol building, tearing down 4 layers of security fencing and are attempting to occupy the building — fighting federal police who are overrun
This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Thousands, police can’t stop them pic.twitter.com/VVdTUwV5YN
Capitol Police officers and Secret Service agents point guns at intruders outside the vandalized doors to the House Chamber. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
7. Disorder in the Capitol
Trespassers who appear to be supporters of President Trump enter the Capitol. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
8. A MAGA hat on statue of Gerald Ford
A man poses with a statue of former President Gerald Ford, who served in the House, in the Capitol Rotunda. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
9. Stealing Pelosi’s lectern
A protester carries the lectern of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi through the Rotunda of the Capitol. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
10. Protesters face off with police
Protesters interact with Capitol Police inside the Capitol building. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
11. Roaming Statuary Hall
WATCH: Trump supporters are freely walking through Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. pic.twitter.com/aDwDqkAlWV
A man jumps from the public gallery to the floor of the Senate chamber. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
16. Police outside the Capitol
Police make their way through protesters at the Capitol. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
17. Chants of ‘We the People’
Police on the steps of the Capitol deployed what appeared to be flash bangs, clearing out most pro-Trump protesters on steps and nearby scaffolding pic.twitter.com/BjJ7qDYSnV
Chaos erupted in the nation's capital as supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the Capitol building, prompting Vice President Mike Pence to be swept to a secure location and the Senate chamber to be evacuated. pic.twitter.com/sHcmT5IfAV
Damaged equipment of media crews outside the Capitol during clashes after protesters breach the building. (Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency /Getty Images)
20. A Confederate flag on display
Protesters who appear to be Trump supporters have free rein inside the Capitol. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
21. Inside Pelosi’s Office
A man sits and mugs inside the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
22. Dispensing tear gas
Tear gas fired by police fills a corridor of the Capitol. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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