Rioters breached US Capitol security on Wednesday. This was the police response when it was Black protesters on DC streets last year

 As loads of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed America Capitol, breaking home windows and wreaking havoc, politicians and activists have been a number of the many that drew comparisons among the police reaction on Wednesday to that of remaining year's Black Lives Matter protests.

The dying of George Floyd -- a Black guy who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck -- in May of 2020 brought on loads of protests national over the summer. In many cities, along with the nation's capital, police met protesters with tear gas, violence and arrests.

However, Wednesday's protests, many pointed out, have been different. The Black Lives Matter Global Network, one of the maximum famous corporations combating for the well being of Black humans, defined Wednesday's riots as a "coup."

The institution stated it was "one extra instance of the hypocrisy in our country's regulation enforcement reaction to protest."

"When Black humans protest for our lives, we're all too regularly met with the aid of using National Guard troops or police geared up with attack rifles, shields, tear fueloline and struggle helmets," the institution stated in a statement. "Make no mistake, if the protesters have been Black, we'd were tear gassed, battered, and possibly shot."

Members of the DC National Guard, armed and sporting camouflage uniforms, stood on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial remaining June, as crowds of demonstrators held a non violent protest following numerous days of demonstrations.

During Wednesday's events, rioters had already made it in the constructing earlier than the DC National Guard became activated.

Before Trump made his feedback on the Rose Garden closing June, police close to the White House launched tear fueloline and fired rubber bullets at protesters which will disperse the gang for the President's deliberate go to to the St. John's Episcopal Church.

Earlier with inside the day, Trump had advocated the nation's governors to extra aggressively goal protesters of their states.

After speaking, Trump walked beyond protesters to the church for a photo-op.

Pro-Trump protesters driven beyond metallic fences and breached America Capitol building, taking walks in the course of the complicated for numerous hours.

Trump had directed the National Guard to Washington alongside with "different federal defensive services," in line with White House press secretary Kayleigh McNealy. The whole DC National Guard turned into activated through the Department of Defense, in line with the Pentagon.

Last June, protesters in Washington, DC, again and again confronted tear gas. Many have been detained. One protest brought about 88 arrests. By comparison, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Cottee stated Wednesday night that police have made fifty two arrests -- 26 of which have been made on US Capitol grounds.

Trump supporters flooded the stairs of the Capitol, as Congressional leaders evacuated the complicated following a lockdown.

A federal regulation enforcement reliable instructed CNN that DC National Guard did now no longer assume getting used to shield federal facilities, and the Trump management had determined in advance this week that could be the mission of civilian regulation enforcement.