Hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat. But after hours of chaos in which police battled to regain control, lawmakers returned to Congress to begin certifying Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
In the gravest assault on the symbol of American democracy in more than 200 years, rioters forced their way past metal security barricades, broke windows and scaled walls to fight their way into the Capitol, where they roamed the hallways and scuffled with police officers.
Soon after the news broke out, US Capitol, Washington, Trump and US started trending on Twitter. Pakistanis rather had a field day as Twitterati came out, guns blazing and presented us with some of the best content we have seen on the bird app. Here's how Pakistanis reacted to the Capitol breach.
It was pretty bizarre, we agree.
I can't get over this photo. The podium, the dumbass grin, the painting in the background, the beanie.
— Via Getty (@azkhawaja1) January 7, 2021
Its so damn perfect 😭🤣 pic.twitter.com/qRT3Z40LCg
Who did it better? Miss Venezuela or MAGA Bro? pic.twitter.com/b1MdRojXCW
— Ozy (@LahoriElite) January 6, 2021
Seriously what’s happening pic.twitter.com/KXojUrLdHa
— dua lipa stan account (@SohaTazz) January 6, 2021
"well well well,
— Khurram (@RotiKholDeyo) January 6, 2021
how the turntables." pic.twitter.com/Xh5Y50gOAB
Oh this is bad , this is hillbilly loving bad pic.twitter.com/zPw5PlcvBG
— Influencer of the year 2021 🇵🇰 (@NotDigink) January 6, 2021
iss liye azaadi li thi? George Washington aaj zinda hotay toh kya sochtay? zara sochiye pic.twitter.com/lkQzu6ghyJ
— sugar kaka (@sugar_kaka) January 6, 2021
Amazing that i havent seen one cop pepperspray them or charge them with guns or batons or anything. They literally just walked in. https://t.co/sBbHJVPTE8
— Waqas (@worqas) January 6, 2021
🇺🇸: 🇵🇰: pic.twitter.com/bx9kYNbAHF
— فاطمہ عرفان (@fatimairrfan) January 6, 2021
Me and the boys after a group session on anti imperialism: pic.twitter.com/KfrGoDTikK
— Huzaifa. (@MHuzaifaNizam) January 6, 2021
Just a hint of pop culture references:
“جب لال لال لہرائے گا”
— Saad Saeed (@SaadSaeed2) January 6, 2021
“سرفروشی کی تمنا اب ہمارے دل میں ہے
دیکھنا ہے زور کتنا بازوئے قاتل میں ہے” pic.twitter.com/8IbB2b7XEe
It's not comic-con, lads. #WashingtonDC
— H. (@han3yy) January 6, 2021
He saw an opportunity.
— Camus (@iamame44) January 6, 2021
He took it. https://t.co/bmNRaWLDMl
To sum it up:
🇺🇸 : Capitol Hill under attack.
— Sheema Mehkar 🐾 (@SheemaMehkar) January 6, 2021
🇵🇰: pic.twitter.com/qbkkwsQYVz
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