(01-24-2024, 07:35 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(01-24-2024, 05:09 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: People seem to keep forgetting the SotH has control of what happens at the Capitol. Yes, Trump could have and should have addressed his supporters. We don't know if he wanted to but was told to stand down for whatever reason, or he decided to sit back with popcorn and soda and watch the show.

Ultimately it was Nancy Pelosi's job to get control of the situation and she didn't even seem to bother trying. Pelosi and the Democrats gained a lot by allowing things to unfold and not interfere. Trump and the Republicans gained nothing by letting this happen.

Only one of us on this message board, Eric85, was even there when this happened and he is definitely not a Trump supporter nor a Republican. He's said what he witnessed and the moderates and liberals don't believe him but they'll believe what MSM says happened even though we all know they are biased.

I think both sides are to blame and for anyone to think any differently is burying their partisan heads in the sand.

The Speaker of the House is in charge of the Capitol police.
Then there is the DC metro police who answer to the mayor of DC.
Then there is the DC national guard that answers to the Secretary of Defense.
Each of them had overlapping responsibility to prevent people from forming a mob and entering the building.  
The Capitol police were the first line of security but not the only one.