Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protest in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
(Reuters) -World leaders have expressed their shock after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, encouraged by him, stormed https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/its-insurrection-biden-says-as-trump-supporters-storm-u-s-capitol-idUSKBN29B2PU the U.S. Capitol building as Congress met to certify the results of the Nov. 3 election, which he lost to Joe Biden.
Among adversaries, China compared the violence to protests in Hong Kong, Russia said it showed the weakness of Western democracy, and Iran called Trump an unchecked threat to the world's security. Allies of the United States condemned the attack, and Trump, but said U.S. democracy would ultimately reassert itself.
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