Was it a coup? No, but siege on US Capitol was the election violence of a fragile democracy
January 7, 2021 1.10pm AEDT Did the United States just have a coup attempt? Supporters of President Donald Trump, following his encouragement, stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory. Waving Trump banners, hundreds of people broke through barricades and smashed windows to enter the building where…