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.
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.
Meanwhile, in a statement, Trump said Biden used his name during the speech to "divide" America. "Biden, who is destroying our nation with insane policies of open borders, corrupt elections, disastrous energy policies, unconstitutional mandates, and devastating school closures, used my name today to try to further divide America," read the statement.