If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked.' 'This means that the account of will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. 'As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy,' the company said. Twitter has locked President Trump's Twitter account for at least 12 hours over his tweets about the assault on the U.S. Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021. It is not yet clear if the lawmakers who previously said they would object to the results will change their minds after Wednesday's violence. They can choose America.'Īfter being evacuated from the building earlier in the day, lawmakers have now returned to the Capitol to count the Electoral College votes and seal President-elect Biden's victory in the November election. Or they can choose reality and take the first steps toward extinguishing the flames. 'They can continue down this road and keep stoking the raging fires. 'Right now, Republican leaders have a choice made clear in the desecrated chambers of democracy,' Mr. Obama said the violence was 'incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election,' adding that 'For two months now, a political party and its accompanying media ecosystem has too often been unwilling to tell their followers the truth - that this was not a particularly close election and that President-Elect Biden will be inaugurated on January 20.'

Capitol on Wednesday and urged Republican lawmakers to 'choose reality' and counter the president's misinformation by accepting the results of the Electoral College. 58 photosįormer President Barack Obama blamed President Trump for the violence at the U.S.

'We've never been deterred before and we'll not be deterred today.' Trump supporters storm Capitol in Washington, D.C. 'The United States and the United States Congress have faced down much greater threats than the unhinged crowd we saw today,' said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Senate and House both reconvened late Wednesday to resume counting the Electoral College votes. Two pipe bombs, one near the Republican National Committee and one near the Democratic National Committee, were also recovered, along with a cooler filled with Molotov cocktails. Four were related to weapons charges and six firearms were recovered. Police said 52 arrests were made Wednesday. 'We have to have peace, we have to have law and order,' the president said.

Trump told his supporters to go home but repeated the false, inflammatory claim that the election had been stolen. Several hours after the initial breach, law enforcement announced the Capitol had been secured.Īs the chaos ensued, Mr. National Guard were deployed to help quell the violence. Troops from Virginia, Maryland and the D.C. Three others died as a result of 'medical emergencies,' according to the Metropolitan Police Department. One woman was shot and killed by police after breaching the Capitol and attempting to enter the House chamber. Trump gave a speech once again falsely claiming to have won a second term and vowing 'we will never concede.' Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, forcing Congress to evacuate as lawmakers counted electoral votes to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the November election. At least four people are dead after supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S.

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