{"id":67489,"date":"2021-01-06T16:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=67489"},"modified":"2021-01-06T17:11:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T22:11:46","slug":"u-s-capitol-on-lockdown-amid-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-capitol-on-lockdown-amid-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Capitol on lockdown amid protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-capitol-on-lockdown-amid-protests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=67489&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1230453994-333x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2354695\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2354695\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2354695 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1230453994-694x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"694\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2354695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol&#8217;s Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. &#8211; Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 1:45 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, January 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Chaos erupts in Washington as mass protests put the U.S. Capitol on lockdown. On Wednesday, thousands of protesters stormed the capitol building by breaching barriers set up by police.<\/p>\n<p>This unrest came as Congress was set to certify electoral votes, which the President has condemned in light of mass voter fraud allegations. Lawmakers were in the middle of a joint session when the breach happened.<\/p>\n<p>This forced officials to evacuate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2354696\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2354696\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2354696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1294933542.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2354696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; JANUARY 06. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The breach occurred after the President hosted an event outside the White House, in which he spoke out against the election process.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, it is unclear when the vote will resume.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law &amp; Order \u2013 respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1346912780700577792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the mayor of D.C. mandated a citywide curfew. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Washington D.C. would be under curfew starting at 6 p.m. eastern time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2354700\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2354700\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2354700 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1294933355.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2354700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; JANUARY 06: Protesters enter the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>No one will be allowed on the streets except for those designated by the mayor. Essential workers and the press are exempt from the curfew.<\/p>\n<p>The curfew is expected to last until 6 a.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pm2PKV0Fp3\">pic.twitter.com\/Pm2PKV0Fp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1346928882595885058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/president-trump-addresses-supporters-at-save-america-march\/\">President Trump Addresses Supporters At \u2018Save America March\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1892127,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1892127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}