Thousands of President Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol to bring a violent halt to the formal confirmation of his election defeat yesterday after he urged them to “take back the country”. Shots were fired in the Capitol grounds and one woman, a Trump-supporting air force veteran, died after being struck in the neck. An explosive device was said to have been found. Donald Trump tells rioters to go homeAfter several hours of mayhem Mr Trump released a short video to his followers. He said: “We love you.

Source: The Times January 06, 2021 18:00 UTC