In pictures Defence photostory: First anniversary of the US Capitol riot in Washington

Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that President Joe Biden's speech on the first anniversary of Capitol riot was a "political theater"

Updated On: Sep 18 2025 | 10:42 AM IST

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On January 6, 2021, a group of Trump loyalists stormed the US Capitol building in Washington, clashing with police, damaging property, seizing the inauguration stage and occupying the rotunda. Test

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They sought to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election by disrupting the joint session of Congress, assembled to count electoral votes that would formalise then President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

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Many people were injured, including 138 police officers. Four officers, who responded to the attack, committed suicide within seven months.

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