I was there at the Capitol in the middle of all of it. There were some bad actors. Many patriots got caught up in it, but were not being violent or destructive.
This is untrue. There were definitely real patriots on the Capitol. Most were not being violent or destructive.
Let me put it this way. There appeared to be “ringleaders” who were very skilled in leading others to push forward and do more. I don’t know who they were, but I remember thinking they seemed very good at organized protesting for a normal Trump supporter. We were all amped up from POTUS’s speech, and most of us heard the news of Pence’s betrayal by the time we reached the Capitol. We were angry and wanted our voices heard and went forward, but did not destroy anything or hurt anyone. I shit you not I saw an 80+ yr old woman up there with a walker. There was a small group trying to break in one of the side doors. They seemed to be working in the same manner as the Antifa/BLM protestors. One of the Capitol police allowed one of them to take a bullhorn and address the crowd at one point. I found that very odd. The center door was breached early and I talked to many good patriots who got swept up in it and went in, but caused no harm. I chose not to cross that line, but it was very tempting. We are all fed up after 4 years of this bullshit.
They absolutely let protestors in. There was almost no resistance to keep anyone out. We were setup, but I’m not totally convinced yet that Trump did not know exactly what would happen.
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The banner of Kekistan was flying proudly on the Capitol veranda. Did you see that? I’d love to post a pic but do not want to dox the anon.