On January 6, millions of people across the United States gathered in Washington DC for a peaceful rally to “stop vote-stealing” and “save America,” however, the Congress was stormed that day, and several people recalled what they witnessed on the scene.
Resident Sonny said, “They drove to the Washington DC Center probably before 4:00 because there were so many people there and they were worried they wouldn’t be able to get in if they were late.” The police department in Washington posted a no-parking zone in advance for Jan. 5-6, in addition to restaurants and other stores selling food being closed and people having a hard time finding restrooms.
She said, “The morning was filled with anticipation, enthusiasm and calm, carrying or draped with banners in support of President Trump, gathering in three locations, people chanting ‘U.S.A!’ and ‘Four more years! People were as happy as if they were at a party. We were near the Obelisk and watched the president’s speech on a big screen. The speech started later than scheduled and after the speech many people started walking towards the Capitol.”
Photos from the Internet show a huge crowd of Trump supporters attending the rally that day.
Van, who is of Vietnamese descent, said, “I got near the White House before 7:00 and there were already a lot of people there, and we stood there for more than five hours. It was only about 4 degrees (Celsius) in the morning and very windy, but no one left and everyone was in a good mood. I was also afraid to drink water because it was hard to find a toilet.”
“Then the president came out and gave a very good speech. Around 1:30 or so, we just slowly walked toward the Capitol, full of placid Trump supporters.”
Events at the Capitol
President Trump’s speech that day was more than an hour later than scheduled, so most people walked to the Capitol around 2:00. Resident Rebecca said, “Personally, I think 99.9 percent of the people were peaceful America-loving people. I can’t believe the Capitol was in a completely unprepared state and looked helpless to do anything about the situation that arose.”
A witness at the scene, A, said, “Everyone started out quietly waiting by the roadside, and then after hearing Vice President Pence’s statement, many people were angry and felt cheated. People went up and down the steps of the Capitol, shouting, We the people!”
Jamie said, “People went over the barriers and up the steps and beat drums and shouted, to let the legislators inside know that people were not happy about the election being stolen, but there was no rioting.”
Then the police came, and they pulled out their metal batons and beat people, including old men and women. “The crowd got angry too, the police started using pepper spray, I saw a police officer deliberately spraying the old lady in the eyes, people started attacking the police, the police used tear gas, grenades and guns, people dismantled the barricades and rushed inside, the scene got completely out of control.”
From some of the videos sent out online you can see people in police uniforms opening the barricades and a police officer leading the way for people to get to the second floor of the parliamentary center.
From the big media videos, three men can be seen trying to break three panes of glass, the middle one was shattered and almost completely taken off, but the man on the left was preventing everyone from entering, Ashli Babbitt was coming up from behind several people, holding the far right door frame with both hands and mounting her foot on the frame trying to get in through the window, then the shots rang out and she fell backwards to the ground.
In the video uploaded by a netizen, a person not wearing a police uniform can be seen in the door hiding behind the wall with a handgun, he suddenly stepped forward and aimed to shoot, the bullet hit Babbitt right in the throat.
Thomas, who entered the Capitol, said, “We rushed inside the building and were stopped in front of a door leading to another aisle, and some police and Secret Service men were saying, ‘Get back! Get away!’ We were at the door, and then we saw the lady get shot and fall down, and at first she said ‘I’m fine,’ and then blood was pouring out of her nose and mouth. The riot police rushed over and then we were chased out with police batons and I don’t know what happened to the lady.”
Babbitt, who was pronounced dead a few hours later, was a 35-year-old resident of San Diego, California, who served in the U.S. Air Force for 14 years. Babbitt’s ex-husband, Timothy McEntee, said in an interview with The Washington Examiner, “Babbitt was very good patriot, big-hearted and strong-willed. I am very shocked and feel badly for her family.”
Thomas said, “We went into Congress in order to tell members to investigate election fraud, and now it’s come to the point where it’s not our government and they don’t care about anyone …… they shoot.”
Resident Brende said, “Police officers are only allowed to defend themselves when their lives are threatened, and the man who was not in uniform was shot fatally at close range in one shot, while the lady Babbitt was unarmed.”
Police said the officer who fired the shot has been ordered to take leave.
Civilians left calmly
Resident Jean (Jean) said, “I was outside the Capitol and saw the smoke, but Trump supporters were peacefully protesting election fraud and I was proud to be part of the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement.”
Van said, “We were facing the Capitol and wanted our voice to be seen and heard by the legislators. I saw the smoke (tear gas fired by police), people backing down the steps, and people not panicking. I didn’t know what was going on inside. We have been standing there waiting for the outcome of the parliament and everyone is calm.”
Ngam, who is of Vietnamese descent, said, “I saw police firing tear gas to disperse the crowd, starting on the upper steps, people backing down, then police firing down again, right near us. When the smoke came up, I couldn’t see the people around me, but I still saw someone bowing and vomiting, and people around me were trying to help him, handing him water; helicopters were hovering overhead, and people pulled back, and most of them left. I stayed there until about 4:00 or so, and waited until a friend sent a message that the president wanted us to leave.”
Resident Sonny said, “We had been resting in a parking place near the Obelisk and around 2:30 I heard what sounded like a fireworks (cannon) sort of blast at three intervals, then sirens went off all over the street and many police cars drove in the direction of the Capitol, but people in the neighborhood remained calm and didn’t run or anything like that.”
“At 2:48 p.m., we got the official message on our cell phones that there was going to be martial law. At that time, there was almost no cell phone signal, i.e., you couldn’t call out or receive. But no one panicked, everyone was calm and slowly made their way out. We waited for all the people and left at around 4:30.”
The truth will be revealed
What resident Vanessa, who did not go to Washington, does not understand is: Why did Biden declare it a rebellion when the incident was not even investigated, and the Democrats and the media declared it a riot?
Taylor, a resident, is certain that Antifa people posed as protesters at the rally that day “because they were different from the protesters. Two people have now been identified as having participated in Antifa’s activities.
Ngam added: “I saw CNN reporters trying to get in front of the building and being shouted at by people shouting ‘fake news!’ And woefully left.”
Resident Reid said, “I’ve been scrutinizing and examining every video I can find and questioning the clips. Never blindly accept what you are seeing, I don’t want to be lied to, it’s not over yet and the truth will be revealed.”
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