Watch: Donald Trump asks 'very special' protestors to 'go home'; Joe Biden condemns 'siege' on US Capitol

In a message that will do little to ease tensions in Washington, Mr Trump repeated the unfounded claim that the 2020 US election was "stolen" from him

US Donald Trump did not condemn the protests; President-elect Joe Biden said the actions 'bordered on sedition'. Picture: Twitter/ Andrew Harnik/ AP

Additional Reporting: Ben Fox, Associated Press

US President Donald Trump has asked his supporters, those who stormed the United States Capitol building earlier today, to "go home in peace."