US Capital Building under Lockdown Following President Trump Speech

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WASHINGTON – Following President Trump’s speech to the crowd in Washington, the Capital building is now on lockdown.

Tweets are coming out as crowds of demonstrators have apparently breached the barricades.

We will work to update this post as details come in.

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President Trump had told protesters he would walk to the capital.

The President has tweeted that Vice President Pence didn’t have the courage to overturn the election results.

In a long often rambling speech, President Trump told a large crowd that the media, social media, the Democrats, and a long list of his political opposition were responsible for “stealing the election”.

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