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Trump supporters storm Capitol building

Armed supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol building and forced a lockdown

Hundreds of supporters of President Trump stormed into the US Capitol building after breaking through a security perimeter. The events happened as part of an effort to prevent the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory, with rioters smashing windows and clashing with police. We hear from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's North America correspondent Lebo Diseko from the US Capitol building and are also joined by Peter Morici, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business and Alexis Goldstein who lives near the US Capitol building; she's an activist and financial reform advocate in the city. And political reporter Erin Delmore and Marketplace's Nicole Childers provide additional analysis. Plus, whilst much of the country was gripped by what was happening in Washington, US stock markets were unmoved by the scenes; Susan Schmidt from Aviva Investors in Chicago tells us why. (Picture of rioters outside the Capitol by Tayfun Coskun via Getty Images).

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Thu 7 Jan 2021 01:06GMT

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