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Ohio members of Congress whisked to ‘secure location’ as Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A protester holds a Trump flag inside the US Capitol Building near the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Getty Images
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WASHINGTON, D. C. - Ohio members of Congress who were participating in a debate over accepting states’ electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election were whisked to safety on Wednesday as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, halting debate and prompting evacuations and lockdowns in the U.S. Capitol complex.
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An insurrection of rioters at the U.S. Capitol building and the shooting death of a woman did not stop Rep. Jeff Van Drew from siding with the cause of the pro-Trump mob responsible for the historic mayhem Wednesday.
Once a centrist and low-profile Democratic state senator known for opposing his party on bedrock issues such as same-sex marriage, Van Drew marked his name in the history books Wednesday night as the only Congress member from New Jersey to object to certifying Democratic President-elect Joe Biden s victory.
Van Drew, who pledged undying support to President Donald Trump when he switched parties in 2019, was one of more than 100 Republicans in the House who objected to the certification.
Supporters of President Donald Trump staged rallies at statehouses across the United States on Wednesday, disrupting some official functions but remaining decidedly more subdued than protesters in Washington who stormed the U.S. Capitol to demand that Trump's election loss.