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The View from the Lincoln Memorial

A stone Abraham Lincoln cries on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial. Two Trump supporters ask, 'Hey dude... was it the teargas?' Fumes pour out of the Capitol Building in the background.

The United States’ proud history of peaceful transition between presidencies ended when a mob of rioters sought to disrupt the process of formalising president-elect Joe Biden’s win. Rioters, such as the headdress-wearing ‘QAnon Shaman’ were later identified and imprisoned, but concerns remain about the long-term impact on the country’s democracy.