22 NEWSWEEK.COM FEBRUARY 12, 2021
gathered outside the Capitol. Many have
the Trump gearŜʀags, caps, tshirtsŜ
and the vast majority are unmasked.”10:22 AM: 'rew +ernande] of
Tatum Report tweets “...Patriots
will MARC+ to the capital build-
ing directly after Trump speaks.”10:24 AM: Igor Bobic of the +ufɿngton
Post tweets “Romney on *eorgia results şIt
turns out telling voters the election is rigged
is not a good way to turn out your voters.Š10:29 AM: Senate Majority /eader
Mitch McConnell R-K< walks into the
Senate side of the Capitol and gives a
wave, but does not answer Tuestions.10:46 AM: '.C. Mayor Muriel Bows-
er tweets that she has issued May-
orŠs 2 rder 2021-00, (xtension of
Public (mergency, extending a public
emergency for a total of 15 days.11:05 AM: Raju of CNN tweets “Blame
game A senior Republican ofɿcial in-
volved in both *eorgia Senate races says
of Trump şNot since *eneral Sherman
has one man done as much damage,
to as many people, in as little time. No
one in the history of our country turns
out voters like 'onald Trump...”11:06 AM: Mike Balsamo of the AP
tweets “The current crowd down near
the Washington Monument right now.”11:24 AM: Tan of The Washington
Post tweets from the front of the Cap-
itol “Republican senators are being
swarmed by Trump protesters...”11:30 AM: - a]mine 8 lloa of The
Boston Globe tweets “.../ots of
chants of şStop the stealŠ...”CHAPTER 2:Low Drama
11:30 AM: The Pentagon table-
top exercise begins to evaluate con-
tingency response options.11:39 AM: Rachel Chason of The Washing-
ton Post tweets a video from the front of the
Capitol “Big crowd...shouting ş 1 Š şwhose
streets, our streetsŠ and şfuck antifa.Š”
Tan of The Washington Post tweets a
video “A rowdier crowd has arrived at the
Capitol. Camo gear, vests, helmets. *roups
have thrown up the 2 K hand gestureŜa
recogni]ed symbol of white supremacy.”11:42 AM: Minority /eader Chuck Schumer
holds a press conference. Referring to
'emocratic victories in *eorgia and the
prospects of leadership in the Senate
turning over to his party, he says “It feels
like a brand new day. )or the ɿrst time
in six years, 'emocrats will operate a
majority in the 8 nited States Senate.”
+e says he has not spoken to outgoing
Senate Majority leader McConnell today.10:00 AM: At the Save America
Rally, the presidentŠs sons (ric and
'onald Trump -r., and then his lawyer,
Rudy iuliani, appear to warm up an
already active crowd of many thousands.
'onald Trump -r. s a y s “If youŠre
gonna be the ]ero and not the
hero, weŠre coming for you.”
Rudy iuliani says “If weŠre right, a
lot of them will go to jail. So letŠs have
trial by combat...IŠll be darned if theyŠre
going to take our free and fair vote...
WeŠre going to ɿght to the very end to
make sure that doesnŠt happen.”
10:02 AM: Manu Raju of CNN tweets
“Pelosi and her team are conveying
to their caucus that they should keep
today low drama...let *2P embarrass
themselves, per sources on call.
şWe are digniɿed in opposition
to them,Š she said, per source.”
10:06 AM: Richie Mc*inniss of the
Daily Caller tweets a video “I have
lived in 'C for 12 years. Not the big-
gest crowd I have ever seen on The
National Mall, but itŠs up there...”
10:09 AM: Independent reporter Brendan
*utenschwager tweets a video “Massive
line waiting to go through security to get into
The (llipse for this morningŠs speeches....”
“Tens of thousands of Trump sup-
porters are out...packing The (llipse
and now ɿlling up much of the space
near the Washington Monument as an
overʀow area to watch the rally...”
“Chants of şChrist is KingŠ on
the National Mall as this morn-
ingŠs speeches get underway...”
10:12 AM: Rebecca Tan of The Wash-
ington Post tweets a video from the
front of the Capitol building, where
thousands have already congregated
“Several thousand Trump supporters