Trump supporters speak over 'Stop the Steal' rally amid violence

WASHINGTON, US - JANUARY 06: Hundreds of US President Donald Trump supporters clashed with police during an apparent attempt to storm the Capitol building on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Videos on social media showed supporters tearing down security fences and confronting police to breach the building. The Washington Post reported that two buildings at the Capitol complex have been evacuated amid the tension. The incident happened minutes after Vice President Mike Pence announced that he rejected Trump's demand that he interfere in Congress's counting of Electoral College votes, just minutes before lawmakers were set to convene in a rare joint session. During the mass riot at the Capitol building, a woman who was shot apparently in the chest has died. Her death was confirmed by D.C. police during a telephone call, but additional details were not immediately available. She was seen being carried out of the federal legislature by medical workers while bleeding profusely. Multiple police officers were reportedly injured. The grim scenes are an unprecedented stain on the US's peaceful transfer of power. Trump and his political allies have for months falsely alleged that the election he lost to Biden by 7 million votes was rigged, stirring emotions among his supporters with conspiracy theories that have been repeatedly rejected in court. The Justice Department also found no evidence to support his claims of widespread voter fraud. Addressing the nation in televised remarks, President-elect Joe Biden said the riot was "an assault on the most sacred of American undertakings." "What we are seeing is a small number of extremists dedicated to lawlessness. This is not dissent. It’s disorder. It’s chaos. It borders on sedition, and it must end now. I call on this mob to pull back and allow the work of democracy to go forward,” he said. (Footage by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)