On January 6th 2021 the world watched as the then US President Donald Trump’s supporters broke into the Capitol building to try to stop the certification of the election of Joe Biden as the next President. It was the first time there had been a violent attempt to prevent the peaceful transfer of power in the US. Storyville: War Game, captions, BBC 2024
The exercise was put together by the Vet Voice Foundation – a network of former US military personnel who believe the government is not doing enough to root out white supremacists and far-right militants in their own ranks. ibid.
The participants in the game included Generals, CIA analysts, and elected politicians, bringing with them experience from all corners of the US political system. ibid.