Think Tank discusses pro-Trump mob storming US Capitol

We were going to do our Annual Year in Review show this week, but too much happened this week to ignore - a violent invasion of the United States Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

BY MIKE O'NEIL/THE THINK TANK

Jan 8, 2021, 10:30 AM

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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

We were going to do our Annual Year in Review show this week. That is a lot of fun. But too much happened this week to ignore.

There was a violent invasion of the United States Capitol this week by a pro-Trump mob.

What started as a protest against the certification of Joe Biden as president of the United States took an ugly turn as a crowd broke through police lines and entered and vandalized the Capitol building, causing an evacuation of elected representatives and senators.

It was the first such violation of the seat of our government since the British burned the White House in 1814.

Any other week, the two Democratic Senate victories would have been the lead story, since this gives the Democrats a 50-50 split which means control of the Senate, since Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will break any ties.

But the victory was quickly overshadowed by events at the United States Capitol.

Barring equally dramatic events, we will have our annual predictions show next week.

Think Tank regulars Chuck Coughlin, Rick Degraw and Steve Krafft discuss this week’s dramatic events.

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