Trump urges Capitol protesters to 'go home now'

President Donald Trump, in a video message, is urging supporters to go home but is also keeping up false attacks about the presidential election. The video was issued more than two hours after protesters began storming the Capitol on Wednesday as lawmakers convened for an extraordinary joint session to confirm the Electoral College results and President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

Republican lawmakers and previous administration officials had begged Trump to give a statement to his supporters to control the violence. The statement came as authorities struggled to take control of a confused situation at the Capitol that led to the evacuation of lawmakers.