Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said January 6 was 'interference with the lawful transfer of power using violence' — the definition of an insurrection — but refrains from using the word

The January 6 attack on the Capitol was described by Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson as one by definition during a Sunday interview with Jake Tapper.

Some people will call it an insurrection. Some people will call it terrorism. Hutchinson said that it was interference with the lawful transfer of power using violence.

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The Republican governor said that insurrection is a violent attempt to take control of a civil authority or established government.
On January 6, violent protesters attempted to enter the Senate chamber, forcing US lawmakers to evacuate and abandon the task of certifying President-elect Joe Biden's 2020 election win.

It took several hours for authorities to regain control of the Capitol building, which resulted in multiple deaths.

Hutchinson told Tapper that what happened on January 6 should not be minimized.

Let's accept what it is. Let's not run from it. Let's make sure we don't go down that path again. "For the long term, we have to show to the world that we're not going to accept that as how we transfer power in elections in America," Hutchinson said.