Learning from the abyss on Capitol Hill. What now?
This piece was updated on January 7.
It must be said plainly: Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, incited the violence that unfolded yesterday on Capitol Hill through his words and actions since his defeat in the November elections. This fact will remain an indelible stain on America’s more than 230 uninterrupted years of democratic rule.
This made it all the more significant that members of the US Congress, shortly before four o’clock this morning in Washington, DC, executed their constitutional responsibility of certifying the electoral victory of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice president. Even Trump at that point, though still disagreeing with the results, recognized that “there will be an orderly transition on January 20.”
Pence Twitter Photo Debunked: It appears the photo is not a picture of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. It appears to be a photo of Pence and his wife. From behind, they look like doppelgangers of Biden and Harris. We stand corrected. It seemed legit that Pence could have been taking a stand by posting the photo, countering the baseless claims of election fraud amid the chaos of the day, but alas, it was wishful thinking.
Original story:
VP Mike Pence Seems to Acknowledge Election Results Contested by Trump
It seems as though, through all of the drama, Mike Pence is finally taking a stand and acknowledging the outcome of the election. If you go to his Twitter page, you ll see that his banner is now a photo of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Today, the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) Co-Chairs Massachusetts AG
Aaron Ford issued the following statement in response to the attacks on the U.S. Capitol today during the Joint Session of Congress to count the Electoral College votes. Democratic AGs across the country immediately condemned the violence and called for all leaders to do the same.
Statement from Massachusetts AG Maura Healey and Nevada AG Aaron Ford, Co-Chairs of the Democratic Attorneys General Association
“Our deepest condolences go out to the family of the woman who was shot and killed today during the violent events at the U.S. Capitol.”