Family Affair
Trump supporters walk along the National Mall toward the Washington Monument and the White House where President Trump was set to address his followers in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Chanting
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone A contingent of Proud Boys and affiliated militias take a stroll along the National Mall toward the U.S. Capitol while chanting “Fuck Antifa” in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Proud Boy Prayer
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Proud Boys kneel and pray before stopping at food trucks in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Pence [Does Not Have] the Power
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Ken Dempsey of Florida, retired Colonel USAF, says he believes that “Vice Presidence Pence has the power to select the ultimate electors from seven states where the democrats pulled a lot of shenanigans.”
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Hot Doggin’
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Members of the Proud Boys and affiliated militas stop for lunch before besieging the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Not-Peaceful Demonstrators
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Pro-Trump supporters, led by the Proud Boys, congregate at the Peace Monument just before overrunning barricades securing the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Threatening Media
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone A man threatens the photographer just before shoving him off a balustrade as the first line of barriers to the U.S. Capitol were breached in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Capitol Breach
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Crowds breach the first line of barricades protecting the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Waiting for the Storm
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone “Stop the Steal” marchers look on as they wait their turn to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Flipping Out
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Trump supporter Steven Fender flips the bird, saying, “This is our house, our ground, and that’s why we took down that fence that we paid for and came up here to let them know this is our building, our country, and we’re taking it back.”
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Snowflake Tears
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone A man reacts to being pepper sprayed by authorities in front of the partially constructed inaugural stage on the west front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Helping Hand
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Demonstrators protesting Congress’ certification of President-elect Joseph Biden’s Electoral College win overrun the inaugural stage at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Salt and Pepper Spray
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone A pepper spray victim struggles while rioters deliver a giant U.S. flag to the inaugural stage at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Barricade Down
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Individuals remove a barricade protecting the inaugural stage at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Fasc-ion
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Participants watch the revolt outside the U.S. Capitol unfold in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Going Up on a Tuesday
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone People pump their fists as the portico of the U.S. Capitol is breached in Washigton, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Stormed
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone MAGA Nation unleashes terror on the U.S. Capitol breaching barricades, security, and storming the building on January 6th, 2021.
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Chaos Spreads
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Chaos pervailed outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Don’t Tread
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Two women unfurl the “Don’t Tread on Me” Gadsden flag on the portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Not Your Inaugural
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone A swarm of people overrun the inaugural stage scaffolding at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Trespassing
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone The inaugural stage where President-elect Biden will take the oath of office on January 20th, 2021, was trashed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Tear Gas for All
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone People reel after being sprayed by authorities on the portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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Day 1,448 of Trump’s Presidency
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone The scene at the inaugural stage at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021 presented a stark difference from the ceremonial decorum of presidential inaugurations past.
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How Did We Get Here?
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone Reinforcements gradually push the mob — which included predominantely white men but also women and individuals of all ages — back after dark at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.
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National Guard
Image Credit: Nate Gowdy for Rolling Stone By evening, National Guard reinforcements were called in to help riot police secure the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, 2021.