An Assault on the Capitol

The Daily

The New York Times

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4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This episode contains strong language. It was always going to be a tense day in Washington. In the baseless campaign to challenge Joe Biden’s victory, Wednesday had been framed by President Trump and his allies as the moment for a final stand. But what unfolded was disturbing: A mob, urged on by the president, advanced on the Capitol building as Congress was certifying the election results and eventually breached its walls. Today, the story of what happened from Times journalists who were inside the Capitol. Guests: Nicholas Fandos, a national reporter for The New York Times; Jonathan Martin, a national political correspondent for The Times; and Emily Cochrane, a congressional reporter for The Times. For an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter. You can read the latest edition here. Background reading: Journalists from The Times witnessed the violence and mayhem. Here’s how it unfolded.One of the most disturbing aspects of Wednesday’s events was that they could be seen coming. The president himself had all but circled the date.Here is an explanation of how the pro-Trump mob managed to storm the Capitol For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Babaro. This is The Daily.
0:10.5	Today, a mob, incited by President Trump, stormed the Capitol building,
0:17.0	disrupting the certification of Joe Biden's victory in the presidential race.
0:23.0	My colleagues, Nick Fando's Jonathan Martin and Emily Cochran were inside the building.
0:33.0	It's Thursday, January 7.
0:39.0	Nick, I wonder if you can tell us how this day started?
0:43.0	So, Wednesday was always going to be a tense day in Washington,
0:48.0	because President Trump and his allies had decided that Congress's quadrennial meeting
0:56.0	to certify the electoral college votes would be a venue for him to make one final stand for his baseless and frankly unprecedented campaign to try and overturn the results of the election.
1:08.0	America first, America first, America first.
1:14.0	The president had invited and encouraged many of his supporters to come to Washington.
1:19.0	I'm part of Trump, I'm part of Trump.
1:22.0	They gathered by the thousands Wednesday morning on the mall.
1:26.0	The Republican Party has the ability right now to save themselves, to save it.
1:31.0	And if they turn their backs on these people, they need to open their eyes and go,
1:35.0	if I ever want to even attempt to get elected again, I either switch parties or I help these guys out here,
1:41.0	because these people are very angry. They might not look at the paper very angry.
1:47.0	We're 30 seconds away at any time in this country from the revolution.
1:51.0	We're waiting and we're ready.
1:53.0	And could you elaborate on that?
1:55.0	No, we're just ready, we're tired.
1:58.0	That's the only way, if this doesn't work, it's just a matter of time.
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