US Capitol breach: The best of Pakistani Twitter

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. 

Just a hint of pop culture references: 

To sum it up: 

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