Latin American Reactions to the Storming of the U.S. Capitol by Supporters of President Donald Trump

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Latin Americans reacted to the January 6, 2021, protest-turned-attack on the Congress of the United States with the same sense of horror and shock that most U.S. citizens felt. They acknowledged that after ranting for two months that the election had been stolen from him, President Trump incited a crowd of thousands of his supporters to march on the Capitol and “stop the steal” going on as both houses of Congress certified the election results. Latin American journalists and commentators offered reactions that ranged from horror and condemnation to smug irony and schadenfreude, with varying degrees of concern for democracy in the United States and around the world.

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