Jamie Stiehm is a US political columnist who was in the Capitol building in Washington DC when it was stormed by pro-Trump rioters. Here’s what she saw from the press gallery in the House of Representatives.
I had told my sister earlier: “Something bad is going to happen today. I don’t know what, but something bad will happen.”
Outside the Capitol, I encountered a group of very boisterous supporters of President Donald Trump, all waving flags and pledging their allegiance to him. There was a sense that trouble was brewing.
