Trump Supporters gathered in the US Capitol for the 'Save America March' have clashed with police officers and breached the building, forcing a lockdown with members of Congress inside.
As reported by ABC News and CNBC, the Senate has been forced to recess after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building.
ABC News states that protesters pushed through barricades and officiers in riot gear in order to breach the building. Once inside, they waved "Trump 2020" flags, chanted, and moved freely - with many reportedly not wearing face coverings.
More on this story in the video below:CNBC states: "Vice President Mike Pence was ushered out of the Senate as the U.S. Capitol Complex went into lockdown."
US Capitol Police have since told those still inside the building: "If you are in a public space, find a place to hide or seek cover."
Additionally, the Senate chamber was also evacuated and lawmakers have been instructed to stay away from exterior doors and windows.
According to the outlet, lawmakers had just started the procedural process of counting the Electoral College votes in order to formally declare President-elect Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 Presidential Election.
Trump has since tweeted: "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!"
This comes after the outgoing US President Donald Trump revved-up his supporters at a rally near the White House, telling them: "We will never concede".
Speaking prior to Congress assembling to count the electoral votes and officially certify Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election, Trump urged his supporters to march on the Capitol, and even told the crowd "I'll be with you".
Watch Trump's address in the video below:Addressing the crowd at the 'Save America March', Trump once again continued falsely claim that the presidential election was rigged, that Biden did not win, and that Vice President Mike Pence can change the outcome of the election.
As reported by CBS News, Trump said: "I hope Mike is going to do the right thing, I hope so. I hope so. Because if Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election."
He added: "[Pence] has the absolute right to do it. We're supposed to protect our country, support our country, support our Constitution, and protect our Constitution."
However, as reported by The Independent, Mike Pence instead declared in a letter to members of Congress: "It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrained me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not."
Additionally, Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell stated that the presidential election was "not actually particularly close" and that if the challenge by the president’s allies were successful it "would damage our republic forever".
At the rally, Trump also stated that he would "never concede", telling cheering supporters: "We will never give up. We will never concede.
"That doesn't happen. You don't concede when there's theft involved."
Trump also used his speech to attack the mainstream media, telling the crowd: "Our media is not free. It’s not fair. It suppresses thought. It suppresses speech. It’s become the enemy of the people," Trump said.
"It’s the biggest problem we have in this country."
The POTUS then urged his supporters to march on the Capitol, CBS reports, and even told the crowd: "I'll be with you".
Concluding his speech, Trump said: "Today is not the end — it’s just the beginning,"