The extraordinary and violent scenes that consumed the US Capitol building on Wednesday have dominated news coverage across the world. The Guardian carries a scene from the Capitol’s rotunda, filled with a pro-Trump mob waving the flag of their leader: “Chaos as pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol”. A president incited rioters to attack the US Capitol and interrupt the Constitutional process to select a new president.”The Washington Post says “Trump mob storms Capitol” above a huge image of the barricaded House. In the UK the Daily Express calls it “Anarchy in the USA”, writing that the outgoing president, Donald Trump, “opened the gates for violence and deaths”. Thursday's front page: Anarchy in the USA as Trump incites thousands of protesters to storms the Capitol #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/MoCj0PNnhO — i newspaper (@theipaper) January 6, 2021The Daily Mail gives the unrest a picture slot only, with the headline: “Trump’s hate mob storms the Capitol”.

Source: The Guardian January 07, 2021 02:15 UTC