"It all made for the strangest show on earth – the defeat of a king celebrated by a would-be king – and a distinctly partisan one. Hats that said “Make America great again” and “Trump was right about everything” were in abundance. Earlier in the evening, when the crowd was ordered to evacuate, there was defiance in the air that matched the angry roar of military jets flying overhead.

Many refused the Secret Service’s pleas to leave, chanting “USA! USA!” and “We want Trump!” One could even be heard remarking: “We need January 6 mark II.” Eventually they relented and, in an ironic twist, some took shelter at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture."