The extraordinary and violent scenes that consumed the US Capitol building on Wednesday have dominated news coverage across the world.
The Guardian carries a scene from the Capitol’s rotunda, filled with a pro-Trump mob waving the flag of their leader: “Chaos as pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol”. Prominence is given to a quote from the US president-elect, Joe Biden, who said: “Our democracy’s under assault, unlike anything we’ve seen in modern times.”
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Guardian front page, Thursday 7 January 2021: Chaos as pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol pic.twitter.com/LF2E5O9om2
January 6, 2021
On its digital front page the New York Times carries the headline “Mob incited by Trump storms Capitol”. Columnist Nick Kristoff writes: “This is a horrifying and shameful day in American history. A president incited rioters to attack the US Capitol and interrupt the Constitutional process to select a new president.”
Dan Balz, writing in the Washington Post, says US democracy has been debased. “Instead of a moment of celebration of free and fair elections in the world’s greatest democracy, Wednesday will be remembered as a day that brought a frightening and predictable culmination to two months of lies by the president.”
The Daily Telegraph describes the riots as “democracy under siege” and says of the failed assault on the capitol “This is the last chapter in Trump’s toxic legacy to America”. It carries the confronting image of security officials with weapons drawn barricading the entrance to the chamber of the House.
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Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: ‘Democracy under siege’#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/M8NMpaJYUb
January 6, 2021
In the UK the Daily Express calls it “Anarchy in the USA”, writing that the outgoing president, Donald Trump, “opened the gates for violence and deaths”.
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The Times also leads its front page on the dramatic image of police defending the floor of the House, plus a smaller picture of the crowds outside. The headline is “US Capitol under siege”.
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THE TIMES: US Capitol under siege #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/oSSRvTkJYl
January 6, 2021
The Financial Times carries the riots outside the building and covers the refusal of the vice-president, Mike Pence, to help Trump overturn the will of American voters. The headline is “Rioters storm Congress after Pence defies Trump on election”.
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Front page of the UK edition of the Financial Times for Thursday 7 January 2021 pic.twitter.com/vLA5RyuC3y
January 7, 2021
The Metro also goes with “Anarchy in the US” and shows the same scene from a different angle. It reports a bomb was found on the grounds of the Capitol and that one woman was shot. She has since died.
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Tomorrow’s paper tonight 📰
ANARCHY IN THE US 🇺🇸
— Trump supporters storm congress as last bid to overturn election fails
— Bomb found in grounds of Capitol and woman ‘critical’ after being shot#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/i4EpAxbnts
January 6, 2021
The i also goes for the anarchy angle in its headline and takes in the Democrats’ double win in Georgia’s Senate runoffs too.
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Thursday’s front page: Anarchy in the USA as Trump incites thousands of protesters to storms the Capitol #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/MoCj0PNnhO
January 6, 2021
The Daily Mail gives the unrest a picture slot only, with the headline: “Trump’s hate mob storms the Capitol”.
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Previous – now prescient – covers from Der Spiegel are also being widely shared online. In June it called Trump a “The Fire Devil” and reported “A President sets his country on fire”. Italian newspaper la Repubblica described the day as America’s “coup day”.
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Some past covers of the German magazine Der Spiegel being reshared today pic.twitter.com/ipaQFfRmLC
January 6, 2021
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