Not long after Senator Mitch McConnell warned his Republican colleagues that their efforts to overturn an election would send democracy into a “death spiral,” fear surged through the Senate chamber.
What unfolded on Wednesday was a tableau of violence and mayhem that shocked the nation, one of the most severe intrusions of the Capitol since the British burned down the building in 1814.
Lawmakers speak out against terrorism at nation s capital by Erie Reader Staff
On Wednesday afternoon, supporters of president Trump stormed the Capitol Building at Washington D.C. What was once unthinkable was now unfolding in real-time at our nation s capital. Trump s incitement of violence spurred his supporters to overcome police barricades and illegally enter the Capitol Building.
This took place on the day Congress was to certify the electoral college results in favor of President-elect Joseph Biden.
One woman was shot and later died in the riot.
All lawmakers were protected from members of the mob, and were later securely moved to Fort Mcnair Army Base.
Both chambers of Congress voted to override an objection to the results of the November election out of Arizona Wednesday, which was the first state to see a GOP protest against the 2020 results.