Storming of U.S. Capitol Becomes Emblem of Trump Era Disruption
- House chamber door barricaded against mob as lawmakers fled
- Perceptions of U.S. democracy challenged at home and abroad
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The violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday will reverberate through American politics for years if not decades to come, reshape global perceptions about the strength of U.S. democracy and become an enduring emblem of the Trump era.
Images of mobs storming the building, police drawing guns while barricading the door to the House chamber, and protesters sauntering across the Senate floor showed the seat of American self-governance under siege. The final act of a turbulent presidency became a frightening illustration of threats to the nation’s democracy.