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The most surreal photos of the storming of the Capitol

It's hard to believe this is America

Picture of Jacob Lambert
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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