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The most surreal photos of the storming of the Capitol

It's hard to believe this is America

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by Jacob Lambert
January 6, 2021

Trump supporters outside the U.S. Capitol.

(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Police try to hold back Trump supporters outside the U.S. Capitol.

(OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol.

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Members of congress run for cover.

(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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People shelter in the House gallery.

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Capitol police officers point their guns at a vandalized door.

(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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A Trump supporter hangs from the balcony in the Senate Chamber.

(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

A Trump supporter yells inside the Senate Chamber.

(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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A Trump supporter in the Capitol Rotunda.

(SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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A Trump supporter sits at a desk after invading the Capitol Building.

(SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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A Trump supporter carrying the House speaker's podium.

(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

A noose outside the Capitol.

(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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