Videos

This ITV News report about the Capitol Hill riots went viral because it’s so brilliantly done

John Plunkett. Updated January 7th, 2021

You will already know about the extraordinary scenes in America as Donald Trump supporters invaded the US Capitol in Washington DC in a bid to overturn the election result.

The angry mob stormed the building, smashing windows and breaking down security barriers, before making their way into the seat of US legislation.

One woman was shot by police and three other people have died, according to the latest reports.

Donald Trump, who was suspended from Twitter for 12 hours after once again making false allegations about electoral fraud, has since said pledged a ‘peaceful transition’ – yeah, right – but still refuses to accept the election result.

One news report in particular went wildly viral, by ITV News Washington correspondent Robert Moore.

It’s brilliantly put together and an extraordinary watch. No matter how much you’ve seen of the riots, you haven’t seen it presented quite like this, and it’s well worth seven minutes of your time today.

And here are just some of the many things people were saying about it.

1.

https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1347081636731637760?s=20

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

And finally …

You can follow ITV News on Twitter here, and find Robert Moore on Twitter here.

READ MORE

This familiar-looking Capitol Hill invader sent Jamiroquai trending – 13 favourite jokes

Source @itvnews @robertmooreitv