The most surreal photos of the storming of the Capitol

It's hard to believe this is America

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A Trump supporter.
Trump supporters outside the U.S. Capitol.
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Police try to hold back Trump supporters outside the U.S. Capitol.
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol.
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Members of congress run for cover.
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People shelter in the House gallery.
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Capitol police officers point their guns at a vandalized door.
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A Trump supporter hangs from the balcony in the Senate Chamber.
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A Trump supporter yells inside the Senate Chamber.
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A Trump supporter in the Capitol Rotunda.
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A Trump supporter sits at a desk after invading the Capitol Building.
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A Trump supporter carrying the House speaker's podium.
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A noose outside the Capitol.
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Jacob Lambert
Jacob Lambert

Jacob Lambert is the art director of TheWeek.com. He was previously an editor at MAD magazine, and has written and illustrated for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, and The Millions.