January 6th, 2025 is a significant date in the recent history of the United States. On this day, a joint session of the United States Congress convened to count the electoral votes for the 2024 presidential election. However, a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol Building in an attempt to prevent the certification of the election results. This event, commonly referred to as the January 6th Capitol Riot, was a major attack on American democracy and the rule of law.
The January 6th Capitol Riot was the culmination of months of false claims by Trump and his allies that the 2020 election had been stolen from him. These claims were repeatedly rejected by courts and election officials, but they continued to be amplified by right-wing media outlets and social media platforms. As a result, many of Trump’s supporters came to believe that the election had been rigged and that they needed to take action to “save” the country.
