據美媒報導,當地時間1月6日下午,川普支持者在美國首都華盛頓特區舉行示威遊行,數百名示威者闖入美國國會大廈,正在進行的選舉人票認證程序被迫中止,議員們被緊急疏散。騷亂中,一名女子中槍身亡。
Supporters of President Donald Trump breached the US Capitol on Wednesday, engulfing the nation's capital in chaos after Trump urged his supporters to fight against the ceremonial counting of the electoral votes that will confirm President-elect Joe Biden's win.
6日,總統川普的支持者闖入美國國會,華盛頓陷入一片騷亂,此前,川普曾號召其支持者反抗國會清點選舉人票,通過這一認證程序國會將宣布當選總統拜登獲勝。
A woman was shot and killed during the assault on the Capitol, according to Washington, D.C., police. Her identity was not made public, and it was not clear who might be responsible.
據華盛頓特區警方稱,在國會遭遇攻擊的過程中,一名女子中槍身亡。該女子身份未公布,尚不清楚是哪一方造成其死亡。
川普支持者攻佔國會
美國東部時間6日下午1點左右,川普的支持者們高呼「USA」,揮舞著美國國旗和寫著「不要踐踏我」的旗幟在國會大廈前進行抗議。
隨後,抗議者開始衝擊國會大廈。
Shortly after 1 p.m. ET Wednesday hundreds of pro-Trump protesters pushed through barriers set up along the perimeter of the Capitol, where they tussled with officers in full riot gear, some calling the officers "traitors" for doing their jobs.
美東時間6日下午1點多鐘,數百名川普支持者衝擊美國國會大廈周邊設置的障礙,與全副武裝的警察扭打起來。一些抗議者稱執行公務的警察為「叛徒」。
副總統彭斯和議員們被緊急疏散。
About 90 minutes later, police said demonstrators got into the building and the doors to the House and Senate were being locked. Shortly after, the House floor was evacuated by police. Vice President Mike Pence was also evacuated, where he was to perform his role in the counting of electoral votes.
警方稱,約90分鐘後,示威者闖入國會大廈,參眾兩院大門被鎖上,隨後,警察疏散了眾議院,副總統彭斯也被疏散,他本在負責監督選舉人票認證工作。
議員們戴上防毒面具被緊急疏散 圖源:AP
現場可見示威者砸窗,警察拔槍對峙。
Violent protesters were seen smashing windows and occupying the House and Senate floors and various offices. Police were seen with guns drawn in the House chamber, pointing their firearms at windows that were smashed.
據目擊,暴力抗議者們砸碎了窗戶,佔領了參眾兩院和多個辦公室。在眾議院會議大廳,警察拔出了槍對準了被砸的窗戶。
圖源:AP
據《紐約時報》報導,一些抗議者的裝扮引人注目。
Some of the protesters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday came in costume — dressed like Vikings, pioneers or soldiers in camouflage. Many had faces painted with American flags and others carried elaborate signs.
6日闖入國會大廈的一些抗議者穿戴著戲服道具,有的裝扮成維京人、拓荒者,或身著迷彩的士兵,有的人臉上畫著美國國旗,還有人舉著精心製作的標語牌。
據CNN報導,直到當天下午5點40分,抗議者才被清除出國會大廈。
It took until roughly 5:40 p.m. ET for the building to once again be secured, according to the sergeant-at-arms.華盛頓市長鮑澤(Bowser)下令從當天晚上6點開始實施宵禁,直到7日早上6點結束。
Bowser imposed a citywide curfew as a chaotic scene worsened at the US Capitol building. From 6 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday, Bowser said no one other than essential personnel would be allowed outdoors in the city.參議員:「一場總統煽動起來的暴動」
美國共和黨參議員米特·羅姆尼稱此次國會被攻佔是一場「暴動」,認為川普對此負有直接責任。
「What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the president of the United States,」 Senator Mitt Romney said in a statement.
參議員米特·羅姆尼在一份聲明中稱,今天發生的是一場暴動,一場由美國總統煽動起來的暴動。
就在國會陷落前幾個小時,川普對支持者們發表了一場充滿煽動性的演講,稱自己在選舉中的勝利果實「被偷竊」,他高呼:
We will never give up, we will never concede. Our country has had enough. We will not take it anymore.
我們永遠不會放棄,我們永遠不會退讓。這個國家受夠了,我們不會再容忍。
美國國會歷史學會學術與運作部主任塞繆爾·霍利迪稱,美國國會大廈今天被攻破,這是自1814年8月英美戰爭期間英國人襲擊並對國會大廈縱火之後的首次。
The stunning display of insurrection was the first time the US Capitol had been overrun since the British attacked and burned the building in August of 1814, during the War of 1812, according to Samuel Holliday, director of scholarship and operations with the US Capitol Historical Society.川普:我愛你們,回家吧
騷亂發生數小時後,川普總統發布了一段視頻,讓他的支持者「回家」。但在這段一分鐘的視頻裡,他花了更多時間對自己選舉失利繼續抱怨和撒謊(lamenting and lying about his election loss)。
It's a very tough period of time. There's never been a time like this, where such a thing happened, where they could take it away from all of us. From me, from you, from our country. This was a fraudulent election, but we can’t play into the hands of these people.
這是個非常艱難的時期,從來沒有像這樣的時候,發生了這樣的事情,他們(民主黨)從我們這裡竊取了(勝利)。從我這裡、從你們手裡、從這個國家奪走了。這次選舉充滿舞弊,但我們不能讓這些人得逞。
川普採用了一種同情的口吻對騷亂分子說話,還稱「我們愛你們」:
Trump struck a sympathetic tone to the rioters saying, "I know your pain, I know you're hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election and everyone knows it. Especially the other side. But you have to go home now. We have to have peace."
川普對騷亂者表示同情,他說,「我知道你們的痛,我知道你們很受傷。我們的選舉被偷走了。這是一次壓倒性的選舉,大家都知道。尤其是另一方。但你們現在得回家了。我們得維護和平。」
In one stunning line, Trump told the mob to "go home," but added, "We love you. You are very special."
川普說出一句驚人的話,他告訴暴徒「回家」,但補充說,「我們愛你們。你們很特別。」
美國國會周三下午爆發大規模警民衝突後,社交平臺Twitter首次宣布封鎖鼓動鬧事的川普帳戶12小時,若再發現違規煽動搞事將永久關閉。
川普早前曾發文,叫支持者保持和平,不要進行暴力,但未有叫他們離開。他之後再發表錄影片段,表示知道支持者受到傷害,認為自己在大選中取得勝利,但結果被人竊取,但為了和平及法紀,現時應回家。
副總統彭斯則表示,不能容忍對國會的攻擊,參與人士應被依法起訴。
美國候任總統拜登譴責事件,形容國會受前所未有的攻擊,這是暴動而非示威。
拜登說:「此時此刻,我們的民主正受到前所未有的侵犯。抗議者襲擊了國會大樓,議員和發誓要保護他們的國會警察……國會大廈的混亂景象並不能反映一個真正的美國。我們看到的是一小部分極端分子,現在必須結束了。」
拜登在講話中呼籲川普站出來面向全國對他的支持者們喊話,停止這場暴亂。
眾議院議長佩洛西及參議院民主黨領袖舒默亦發表聯合聲明,要求川普下令支持者立即離開國會。
美國前總統喬治布希譴責國會山莊發生的騷亂,指事件令人作嘔及痛心,並非民主國家解決選舉爭議的方式。喬治布希發表聲明,對大選後部分政治領袖的魯莽行為感到震驚,今次暴力襲擊國會的人,是被虛假及錯誤希望所煽動,而暴動可能會嚴重損害美國及國家聲譽。
暴力示威發生後,民主黨籍的眾議員奧馬爾(Ilhan Omar)在社交網站發文,她正在草擬彈劾川普的條款。她表示:「川普應被眾議院彈劾,由參議院把他攆走。」同樣是民主黨籍的伊利諾州州長普利茲克(J.B. Pritzker)亦在貼文指,讓川普留任多兩個星期還是太久,因為他會繼續煽動數不清的暴力;普利茲克同時發聲明,呼籲國會立即彈劾川普並讓他離職。
美國憲法第25修正案第四款列明,副總統和領導行政機構的大多數官員,有權宣布總統「無法履行其職務的權力和職責」,這最終需要國會兩院的三分之二投票通過。