The Pentagon denied repeated requests for the National Guard to be deployed today to protect the Capitol.

They were concerned about the “optics” of armed troops protecting Congress.

Here is what the Capitol looked like this summer in response to #BlackLivesMatter protests.
This is what Trump supporters do when counter-protesters stay home.
When Starbucks windows got broken during a racial justice protest, entire city blocks were locked down and teargassed.

Storm the United States Capitol to try to lynch members of Congress and overturn a democratic election? Minimal police presence.
The cops welcomed the terrorists into the Capitol. This was an inside job. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1346931337152745474
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