【明報專訊】To obstruct the process of certifying Biden's election, a group of supporters of President Trump stormed Capitol Hill. Three former presidents, namely Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, condemned the violence unanimously. Refusal to recognise the results of democratic elections and the violent occupation of parliamentary buildings occur only in the Third World or some "banana republics" in Latin America. In 1814, during the war between Britain and the US, British troops invaded and set fire to Capitol Hill that was under construction at the time. The Capitol building would have been destroyed had it not been for a heavy rain. Since then, for more than 200 years, Capitol Hill, as the temple of American democracy, has never been attacked or destroyed. For many Americans, the chaos on Capitol Hill this time is a tragic event for the entire nation.