From a woman to an Olympic medalist… U.S. Capitol intruders revealed

The identities of participants in the first US Congressional invasion case are being revealed one after another. Among those who have been pushed into the Capitol in sympathy with Trump’s allegations of election fraud, there are some famous activists from far-right groups, but many of them are “many people” who lived lives unrelated to politics. President-elect Joe Biden’s worries about his inauguration are deepening.

Clett Keller, who won the gold medal in the men’s freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, cheers (left) and during the intrusion of the Parliament House on the 6th (right). Twitter capture

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested more than 100 people and identified more than 200 people based on videos and social media at the time of the invasion to the Capitol on the 6th (local time). The Associated Press reported one after another of the arrests of students, soldiers, former public officials, and incumbent police and firefighters. A 22-year-old woman from a nurse who was believed to have stolen House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop was also caught.

Some of the crabs were also known by name. During the intrusion, a tall man wearing a jacket for the U.S. Olympic team stood out among the supporters of President Donald Trump, who were confronting the riot police at Rotunda Hall. On the 13th, swimswam, a specialized swimming media, pointed out that the man was a former national swimmer Cleat Keller, 39, who won five medals, including two gold medals, in three Olympics. After the fact was known, public opinion arose that the Olympic medal should be deprived in the United States, and foreign media reported that he belatedly apologized for his gifts in college. Keller was also fired from the company where he was working after being prosecuted by the federal prosecution on three charges, including obstructing the execution of public affairs.

On the 19th, USA Today reported that guitarist John Ryan Schaffer, 52, of the US heavy metal group Iced Earth was arrested.

Supporters of President Donald Trump are climbing the western wall of the Capitol in Washington on the 6th (local time). On that day, a joint meeting of the House and Senate was held at the Capitol to confirm the electoral vote of President-elect Joe Biden, and President Trump and thousands of his supporters gathered arguing for the unjust election. [AP=뉴시스]

The face of these participants is read as evidence that those who agree with President Trump’s allegations of election fraud are more widespread than expected. In fact, according to a poll conducted by the Washington Post (WP) and ABC Broadcasting (with an error range of ± 3.5% points), 31% of respondents still thought that’there is grounds for allegations of unfair election by President Trump. When asked,’Are you sure that Biden will make the right decision for the future of the United States?’, half, or 50%, answered’No.’

In such a situation where the American society is particularly divided, Biden is scheduled to emphasize’the unity of the American people’ as his inauguration on the 20th. White House secretary nominee Ron Klein said in an interview with CNN on the 17th that “The message of Biden-elect’s inauguration ceremony is to unite, to move the country forward, and to make it work.” “The inauguration ceremony will be a very important visual image of the resilience of American democracy to the world,” said Kate Beddingfield, the nominee of the White House Public Affairs Bureau.

US President-elect Joe Biden. [AFP=연합뉴스]

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