“It was, for many of President Donald Trump’s own allies, the final straw. What began as a rally intended to support Trump became a permanent and irreversible stain on his presidency Wednesday afternoon, as fans of the outgoing president stormed the U.S. Capitol – shattering windows, prompting evacuations and injuring law enforcement officials in the process – to temporarily halt the certification of his opponent’s 2020 victory.”

“A distressing scene for many Americans watching from home, the uprising at the Capitol followed two months of provocation from Trump – subversive rhetoric about America’s election, threats against GOP figures who didn’t agree, broadsides against his own vice president. And it followed four years of rabble-rousing by a president intent on keeping a grip on the GOP, resulting in a climactic moment on Wednesday that could come to define Trump’s political future and the direction of the Republican party after he leaves office. ‘He screwed his supporters, he screwed the country and now he’s screwed himself,’ said a 2016 Trump campaign official, predicting his former boss would cease to remain a popular figure in GOP politics after Wednesday. ‘Donald Trump caused this insurrection with lies and conspiracy theories about the election being rigged against him,’ said Scott Jennings, a former aide to President George W. Bush who is close to the Trump White House. ‘The election was not stolen but this madness was fomented by the president and his top advisers.’ For the first time in four years, Trump loyalty seemed to crack. Resignations started at the White House, while even some Republicans called on Trump to resign and other loyalists implored the president to stand down” – Politico.