Moments ago, President-elect Biden called the violent mob who stormed the United States Capitol yesterday "domestic terrorists."
BREAKING: President-elect Biden just called Capitol rioters “domestic terrorists”
Here's what that looks like:
1. These domestic terrorists had sledgehammers:
2. They had ladders:
3. They had canisters of chemical irritants:
4. One of the rioters was spewing tear gas all over the place:
5. Tear gas!
6. Walls were climbed:
7. Windows were smashed:
8. They used metal barricades to push back against police:
9. They used metal barricades to get in the building:
10. They basically used whatever they could to get in:
11. Even crutches:
12. People were literally kicking windows:
13. And jumping through them:
14. Outside, the police found pipe bombs:
#FBIWFO is offering a reward of up to $50K for info leading to the location, arrest & conviction of the person(s) responsible for the pipe bombs found in DC on Jan. 6. https://t.co/q9pdw6Rnoy
15. And inside, some rioters had what appeared to be zip ties:
16. Zip ties!
17. This guy had them too:
18. They tossed furniture out of windows:
19. They tossed them in the hallways:
20. There was also fighting between the rioters and the police:
21. Congressional staffers had to barricade the doors with chairs and couches:
22. And when they finally got the rioters out, what was left was trash:
23. Trash on the statues:
24. Trash in the hallways:
25. "Subtle" messages on doors:
Rioters left this message inside The United States Capitol
26. Shattered office windows:
27. And broken glass:
28. Plenty of broken glass:
29. A "protest"? Nah.
This was a violent riot:
These people are domestic terrorists.
