It's a small but telling thing as you can see so many "responsible" GOP electeds today describing the assault on the Capitol as a kind of crime agains the police, rather than against American democracy.

Here for example. Yes, it is absolutely bad that this mob is assaulting police officers. But they are also genuinely trying to overthrow the legitimate political process. https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1346912661989167105?s=20

Here, again.

Yes, they are assaulting police officers. Yes, that is bad.

But they are also assaulting members of congress. It's half-assed, but a very classic effort by a violent mob to intimidate a duly elected legislature into doing their bidding.

https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/1346913361007702021?s=20