Peaceful Protest Turned Riot and Violent

On January 6th 2021, in the Capitol Hill in Washington DC, lawmakers assembled both in the House of Representatives and the Senate in order to count the electoral college ballots sent in by each state’s election officials. The joint session of the Congress began at 9 a.m. ET where the state of Alabama’s count was the first ballot to be certified. Since then, the joint session continued on until the peaceful protest outside of the Capitol Hill turned violent. Protestors with banners of “Trump 2020,” American flags, and confederate flags stormed the Capitol Hill in in no time which led to the halt of the joint session and the immediate evacuation of all members of Congress. Lawmakers were told to wear a gas mask under their seats and evacuate from the rioting outside the Capitol Hill building. After some struggles between the capitol police and the peaceful protesters turned rioters, the main door of the Capitol Hill opened leading to violent rioters storming the corridors of the Capitol Hill. Many media called these rioters as “insurgents” and “domestic terrorists.” The fact of the matter is that the Capitol Hill fell only once before this historic January 6th 2021, 1814 by the British. It is a historic moment to remember, but this violence has caused windows to shatter, 4 people dead and counting, 50+ arrests, and a momentary halt of the counting of the electoral college ballots. As soon as the police and the National Guard arrived at site clearing corridors and rooms of any intruders, the perimeter of the Capitol Hill was secured and the joint session of Congress once again began. After several objections by the Republican lawmakers leading to debate by the House of Representatives and the Senate, the official confirmation of the 46th President of the United States of America has been confirmed as Joseph R. Biden of the state of Delaware and the Vice President of the United States of America has been confirmed as Kamala D. Harris from the state of California. This confirmation was held at 1 a.m. of January 7th 2021 after debates after debates. As history will remember, Joseph R. Biden has been confirmed the 46th President of the United States of America even after turmoil of violent rioters storming the Capitol Hill.