Trump supporter riots: Why US Capitol mob attack could lead to the creation of America’s 51st state – By Sarah Gough (Sky News) / January 8 2021
The extraordinary scenes in the seat of power could have far-reaching effects on the future of how the country is governed.
Questions around the security response to Wednesday’s breach of the US Capitol continue to swirl.
Where were the police? Where was the National Guard? Why could Donald Trump‘s supporters waltz into the building at the very centre of America’s democracy and wreak unprecedented havoc?
The stark contrast between images of National Guard lining the DC streets as Black Lives Matter swept the city in the summer, versus the pitifully few Capitol Police officers trying to contain a baying mob on 6 January, is hard to deny.
The inconsistency in responses brings with it allegations of racial bias, with Wednesday’s largely white crowd not meeting the same show of federal force in the US Capitol as the multi-racial demonstrations months earlier.
