Congress United After 9/11, but 1/6 Has Deepened the Divide
Many Democrats are in no mood for calls for unity, pushing instead for accountability for Republicans who refused to recognize the election result and fueled divisions that erupted in the Capitol riot.
Shattered glass remained on the doors to the House chamber on Tuesday after a mob of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol last week.Credit.Erin Schaff/The New York Times
Jan. 12, 2021
WASHINGTON As the Senate majority leader on Sept. 11, 2001, Tom Daschle was among those hurriedly evacuated in the chaos of an expected attack on the Capitol, only to return later that evening for a bipartisan show of unity and resolve on the marble steps many had used to flee just hours earlier.
Last week, there was a riot on the Hill. Pro-Trump supporters who attended the Save America rally stormed the US Capitol. Five people died. This has led to a renewed
PITTSFIELD â Doris Zelno was watching on television last week when a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol.
âI saw the news myself and I was thinking, âI hope heâs not down there,ââ said Zelno, whose son was arrested following Jan. 6 siege. âBut sure enough, he was.â
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âHeâs my son first. Heâs always going to be my son, but we don t agree on barely anything.â
â Doris Zelno of Pittsfield, whose son, David Lester Ross, was arrested last week in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol
David Lester Ross, 33, of Pittsfield, an Army reservist, was arrested with several others about 7:15 p.m., and court documents list the location of his arrest as the 100 block of First Street NW. He faces two misdemeanor charges, violating the curfew in place in Washington, D.C., at the time and unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol grounds.
Most congressional Republicans aren't fans of impeachment, but they signaled Tuesday that they're not particularly eager to defend President Trump's actions last week.
The armed National Guard troops will be responsible for security around the Capitol building complex, officials said. About 15,000 Guard troops are expected to be deployed in the city.