While these symbols didn’t originally have any connection to white supremacy, they have come to represent these beliefs, especially in extreme-right American circles. This extremist sports tattoos of various Viking symbols. His arms are covered with bricks which, according to several media outlets, represent the wall that Trump once promised to build between the United States and Mexico. © Twitterīut there is nothing humorous about Angeli’s tattoos. Jake Angeli, who goes by 'Q Shaman,' carries an American flag and a megaphone in the entrance to the Capitol building in Washington. Jake Angeli, a pro-Trump activist and adherent to the QAnon movement, was bare-chested and wore a hat with fur and horns. © TwitterĪnother man received a lot of attention for his wild get-up. 'This was the text above the gate of Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau', writes this social media user. Many people were shocked and horrified when this image started circulating online. “Work brings freedom” was the false promise inscribed in German on the entrance gate of the camp. This is an explicit reference to the death camp where Nazis exterminated huge numbers of Jews. One man was wearing a sweatshirt featuring a skull and crossbones and the words 'Camp Auschwitz, work brings freedom' in English. This man wears a sweatshirt that says “Camp Auschwitz”, referring to the notorious death camp where Nazis slaughtered Jewish people, and the false promise that was emblazoned on the camp’s gate: “Work brings freedom.” © Twitter Two participants were caught on camera sporting particularly radical and offensive symbols. References to Auschwitz and white supremacists Others, however, were decked out with far more controversial symbols. A majority were wearing hats, t-shirts, or scarves emblazoned with the campaign slogan 'Trump 2020'. In videos live-streamed by the rioters, you can hear people yell out that they are fighting for Trump. Authorities reported that at least one person was shot and killed during the incident and three other people died during the protests. They forced their way into the building in the early afternoon and vandalised the offices of several elected officials. Hundreds of supporters of US President Donald Trump-convinced that the presidential election was marred by rampant fraud and that Trump was the true winner-tried to stop Congress from validating the election result by storming the Capitol building on January 6.

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