This isn’t to make excuses for this reckless behavior, but don’t large masses of protestors occupy state capitols on a fairly regular basis? Does this appear to be a violent group of revolutionaries, or complete and utter morons occupying a government building?
People were literally fighting their way out of the Capitol building
Often times violently clashing with federal police who were heavily outnumbered
And having extreme difficulty managing the crowds pic.twitter.com/lgWGxzdy79
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) January 6, 2021