The Pentagon refused to send troops of the National Guard to help the Capitol, where the protesters of the president’s supporters broke into USA Donald Trump . This was reported in his Twitter -account by the journalist The Washington Post newspapers Aaron Davis with links to sources.
“A source told me that Ministry of Defense has just rejected a request from official persons of the District of Columbia to station the National Guard at the US Capitol, “the reporter wrote.
Earlier, Trump’s supporters clashed with police near the Capitol in Washington. The police used tear gas and non-lethal weapons to disperse them, several people were injured. Protesters burst into the building and surrounded the Senate hall. The Senate and House of Representatives suspended the meeting. Trump himself urged supporters to act peacefully and support the police.