![]() Donald Trump's "Bizarre" Meeting: Cursing, Screaming, Swedish Meatballs.Exclusive: Secret Commandos with Shoot-to-Kill Authority Were at Capitol.In other words, this was an organic protest, arising from a larger movement. While there has been much attention on the presence of a few hundred Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other militia members, more than half of those arrested are unaffiliated with any group. But the facts seem to indicate that as few as one percent of the people who were there fit the label of insurrectionist. The federal agencies now insist on labeling what happened as an organized and coordinated attack, dismissing those who were protesting while also affirming their own failure to detect and anticipate such an attack. It was an insurrection because hundreds came armed, with everything from guns to pepper spray-before Donald Trump said anything-prepared to assault the Capitol and attack the government of the United States. It was a riot because thousands forcibly disregarded police lines and violently surrounded the Capitol building. It was a demonstration because, of all those who were there, only some 750 have been arrested, most charged with obstruction of Congress, trespassing and disorderly conduct. The simple answer is that it was all three. January 6 is still an open wound in American society, and much of the hurt and confusion hinges on the question of whether it was a demonstration, a riot, or an insurrection. ![]() Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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