Washington Correspondent

Riot barriers have been erected in recent days in Washington, D.C. around the Capitolthe Naval Observatory, the residence of the U.S. vice-presidents and Howard University, where Kamala Harris’ election night party was to be held on Tuesday.

The 2024 election is the first presidential election to be held after January 6, 2021. The riot by Trump supporters, who forced their way into the Capitol that day and interrupted Joe Biden’s victory certification for several hours, has since radically changed the atmosphere of American politics.

This dramatic day was the culmination of two months of electoral crisis, triggered by Trump on the night following the election. He announced his victory and demanded that the count be stopped. This was followed by some sixty complaints to the courts, appeals to the Supreme Court and direct pressure from Trump, then President…