Our view: Capitol riots
The storming of the Capitol building was an act of right wing terrorism, it was an attack on democracy and will have global impacts that cannot be overstated. Donald Trump’s inability to condemn the actions of the rightwing extremist has been a consistent theme of his presidency. In 2017 he stated there were “very fine people on both sides'' of the Charlottesville riots. When asked to denounce the white supremacist hate group, the proud boys, he responded with “stand back and