Vice President Mike Pence condemned the violent supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday in an attempt to block certification of the presidential election results, as the US Senate resumed its vote count after an hours-long delay.
“You did not win. Violence never wins,” Pence said of the gang of people who responded to Trump’s call to protest his loss in November’s presidential election. Pence said the Capitol was secured and urged the Senate to “get back to work.”
A mob of violent protesters made its way into the US Capitol on Wednesday, forcing police to evacuate lawmakers and delaying the constitutional process to affirm Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. Police fired tear gas and ordered office buildings to be evacuated as protesters breached the Capitol and marched through the halls of Congress during a special session to certify Biden’s victory.
President Trump, who lost the popular and electoral college vote continues to dispute the election results, without evidence and has encouraged his supporters to attend the rallies after because Congress was set to confirm that President-elect Joe Biden won the election.
“You did not win. Violence never wins,” Pence said of the gang of people who responded to Trump’s call to protest his loss in November’s presidential election. Pence said the Capitol was secured and urged the Senate to “get back to work.”
A mob of violent protesters made its way into the US Capitol on Wednesday, forcing police to evacuate lawmakers and delaying the constitutional process to affirm Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. Police fired tear gas and ordered office buildings to be evacuated as protesters breached the Capitol and marched through the halls of Congress during a special session to certify Biden’s victory.
President Trump, who lost the popular and electoral college vote continues to dispute the election results, without evidence and has encouraged his supporters to attend the rallies after because Congress was set to confirm that President-elect Joe Biden won the election.
