"I think Cruz would want us to do this, so. Yeah, absolutely. I think we're good."

 

The video and transcript were released today. The excerpt below is where the video starts.

The entire transcript is on the New Yorker website:

https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/a-reporters-footage-from-inside-the-capitol-siege

[gentle music]

[Man] Is this the Senate?

[crowd yelling and chattering]

Where the fuck are they?

[crowd yelling and talking]

Look, it's a PR war.

Okay?

You have to understand, it's an IO war.

We can't lose the IO war.

[Man] We're better than that.

Yeah. We're better than that.

It's information, information operation.

[man chanting and yelling]

There's gotta be something in here

we can fucking use against these scumbags.

[man chanting and yelling]

[crowd muttering]

This is a good one.

[crowd muttering]

[Man] Hawley, Cruz.

I think Cruz would want us to do this, so.

Yeah, absolutely. I think we're good.

[crowd murmuring]

[Man] Yeah, oh, wow, oh, thank you so much.

[crowd laughing and murmuring]

[Man] If they don't fix this shit,

we're gonna fucking take this [indistinct].

[Man] Millions of Americans are [indistinct].

To protect the Constitution of the United States,

against enemies foreign and domestic.

[Crowd] USA, USA.

[crowd yelling]

Go go go. Watch out.

Watch out.

[crowd yelling]

[Man] Easy, easy.

[crowd yelling]

[Man] Fuck you, police.

[crowd yelling and cheering]

Go, go.

Go, let's go.

[crowd yelling]

Who's house?

[Crowd] Our house.

If you do not stand down,

you are outnumbered.

There's a fucking million of us out there,

and we are listening to Trump, your boss.

[crowd yelling]

Let us through. We're peaceful citizens.

[Man] Let the people in.

[crowd murmuring]

[Man] Where's the exit?

[crowd murmuring]

[Man] Hey, it ain't safe for you guys.

[Man] We love you guys.

Take it easy,

and away.

[crowd yelling]

[Crowd] Treason, treason, treason, treason,

treason, treason, treason, treason, treason, treason,

treason, treason.

Defend your liberty.

[banging on door] Defend the Constitution.

Defend your liberty.

Defend your Constitution.

Defend your liberty.

Defend your Constitution.

[banging on doors]

[Woman] 1776.

[Man] You're afraid of Antifa?

Well, guess what?

America showed up.

Where's the rest of everybody?

There's not enough of us.

They're gonna bring feds in...

[Woman] Knock, knock.

We're here.

Is this the Senate?

[crowd murmuring]

Where the fuck are they?

[crowd yelling and murmuring]

Where are they?

[Man] While we're here,

we might as well set up a government.

[Crowd] Treason, treason-

[Man] Hey, let's take a seat, people.

Let's take a seat. Where's fucking

Nancy Pelosi?

[Man] Let's vote on some shit.

[Man] Where the fuck is Nancy?

[Man] We paid for it.

[crowd yelling]

This is our house.

[Man] Hey, get outta that chair.

[Man] No, this is our chair.

I agree with you brother, but it's not ours.

We're a democracy- It belongs to the

Vice President of the United States.

But he isn't here.

It's not our chair.

Look, I love you guys, you're brothers,

but we can't be disrespectful.

Yeah, don't disrespect- They can steal an election,

but we can't sit in their chairs?

No, we're not puttin' up with that either.

[men yelling]

Look, it's a PR war.

Okay?

You have to understand, it's an IO war.

We can't lose the IO war. We're better than that.

We're better than that.

It's information.

Information operation.

We can't do it.

[men chattering and yelling]

I wanna, let me just get a snap of that.

Yeah, take a picture.

[crowd yelling]

[Man] Hey, how did y'all get down there?

[Man] Go down the stairs.

This, here look, here look.

Ted Cruz's objection to the Arizona.

His objection.

He was gonna sell us out all along.

Really? What?

Look.

Objection to counting the electoral votes

of the state of Arizona.

Can I get a photo of that?

Wait, no, that's a good thing-

No that's, okay, all right, all right.

Look, I'm pissed, I'm pissed. He's with us, he's with us

There's gotta be something in here

we can fucking use against these scumbags.

[crowd chanting and yelling]

Oh, no, this is good stuff. Hey,

quit actin' a fool.

[man chanting and yelling] No this is good,

this is all good.

[Horned man chanting and yelling]

[woman yelling]

This is a good one.

[man yelling] Him and Hawley or whatever.

[Man] Hawley, Cruz.

I think Cruz would want us to do this, so.

Yeah absolutely.

I think we're good.