The Capitol was left intentionally vulnerable

[BGBD]

This risk was clear weeks ago. Why were no federal resources outside of the Capitol Police deployed? National Guard troops were needed and denied unil just now.

[TomDaisy]

1. agree

[SheltieLover]

2. Obviously so!

[LisaL]

3. We all know why.

NT

[EarlG]

4. Seems that way

There will be some serious fallout/investigations when this is all over.

[Sneederbunk]

5. Inside job.

[RockRaven]

6. Sure looks like it. Add in the cops taking selfies with terrorists inside the building and...

What are we supposed to believe?

[hlthe2b]

7. the mayor had requested NG already for the Inauguration. That today was ignored is????

[NCDem47]

8. Yeah.

There’s going to be a haaaaard look and what the breakdown was here. Imagine international terrorists doing this and holding Congress hostage.

[zooks]

9. Check this twitter image of what was in place for BLM

Link to tweet

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[Solly Mack]

13. Yep

[Hoyt]

15. To be fair, they were severely criticized for that too. The Capitol Police -- perhaps with help from

city police -- should have blocked the Capitol steps today.

Fortunately, this is one of the later photos where the Capitol Police have the terrorists on the floor.

?crop=720,442,x189,y0&width=660&height=406&format=pjpg&auto=webp

[StarfishSaver]

18. This was actually the Lincoln Memorial

But the point stands.

[OhNo-Really]

10. The answer is obvious sadly

[R B Garr]

11. Yes, appears so. nt

[secondwind]

12. Trump replaced the Sec of Defense a few days ago. Am beginning

to think this was carefully planned out.

[WheelWalker]

14. My thoughts turn to the betrayal of West Point and the Battle of Fort Sumter

[movingviolation]

16. I believe this.

It was police state central during BLM protests in April. This sickens and angers me. The whole trumputin era needs to be studied, so as to prevent such damage in the future. Our computers and our democracy seem so easilly hacked by malign individuals and such motivated parties.

[Duppers]

17. K & R

[SMC22307]

19. Just reported on NBC that Mayor Bowser said yesterday that DC had it under control.

I have no idea what the truth is at this point but it's a fucking mess.