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ebevins@newsandsentinel.com WASHINGTON – The men and women representing West Virginia and Ohio in Congress reacted Wednesday to the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. The subject line of an emailed statement from Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., labeled the event an “insurrection.” “We are okay and ready to get back to the Senate chamber to finish our work,” Manchin said. “These thugs cannot and will not run us off. We will continue to govern.” Later in the evening, Manchin reacted to the announcement that Twitter had locked Trump’s account for 12 hours over “repeated and severe violations of our civic integrity policy.” ....
ebevins@newsandsentinel.com WASHINGTON The men and women representing West Virginia and Ohio in Congress reacted Wednesday to the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. The subject line of an emailed statement from Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., labeled the event an “insurrection.” “We are okay and ready to get back to the Senate chamber to finish our work,” Manchin said. “These thugs cannot and will not run us off. We will continue to govern.” Later in the evening, Manchin reacted to the announcement that Twitter had locked Trump’s account for 12 hours over “repeated and severe violations of our civic integrity policy.” ....