Skip to main content
The US Pandora's box: what will the fallout from the Capitol invasion be?
The news images of mobs invading the Capitol Hill shocked the world. Weyman Bennett looks at the causes and the way forward
Far-right thugs invade the Capitol, United States

MILLIONS across the world watched the horrific scenes of violence in Washington DC this week. These events were supported and inspired by Donald Trump.

Despite the violence and intimidation, Joe Biden will still be the next president of the United States. 

Trump and his supporters bear the ultimate responsibility for the four deaths that resulted in the invasion of Capitol Hill. Far-right and Nazi groups were central to the actions. The far right were in Washington of as part of a nationally planned “stop the steal” mobilisation.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
An anti-racism ‘Unity Over Division’ counter-protest in
Features / 26 October 2024
26 October 2024
Our message on today’s demonstration is that we can stop the fascists – but to do so it’s essential that we mobilise, says WEYMAN BENNETT of Stand Up to Racism
TROUBLE AHEAD: (Left to right) Tommy Robinson, Donald Trump
Features / 16 August 2024
16 August 2024
Mass protests may have put fascists on the back foot for now, but Nigel Farage and Reform UK are fanning the flames of a dangerous new racist offensive, warns WEYMAN BENNETT, announcing Stand Up to Racism’s new campaign
SCAPEGOATS: Migrants desperate to reach England from France
Features / 11 November 2022
11 November 2022
Racism has become the common language of governments attempting to deflect criticism from mishandling of everything from the Covid-19 pandemic to economic and environmental crises, says WEYMAN BENNETT
Stand Up To Racism demonstrators outside the Old Bailey in L
Features / 4 May 2022
4 May 2022
WEYMAN BENNETT urges support for the mobilisation against fascist ‘Tommy Robinson’ on Saturday
Similar stories
Features / 30 January 2025
30 January 2025
Donald Trump’s inauguration has emboldened fascists in Britain, warns SABBY DHALU 
People take part in a protest organised by Stand Up to Racis
Britain / 23 January 2025
23 January 2025
US President Donald Trump salutes as Melania Trump (third ri
World / 20 January 2025
20 January 2025
Activists vow to oppose Trumpism by fighting for ‘social and environmental justice, working-class organisation and universal human and civil rights’
The UK Women's March in Sheffield
Britain / 19 January 2025
19 January 2025