Enough is enough: Insurrection marks moment of reckoning for Republicans

After violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol today, a tactical team with ATF gathers in the Rotunda to provide security for the continuation of the joint session of the House and Senate to count the Electoral College votes cast in November’s election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The insurrection at the US Capitol was both stunning and predictable, the result of a Republican Party that has repeatedly enabled Donald Trump’s destructive behaviour.

When he was a presidential candidate in 2016, Republican officials ignored his call to supporters to “knock the crap out” of protesters.