Capitol Riot
The protest came after two months of Trump’s false claims that the election had been stolen from him through widespread voter fraud across numerous battleground states won by Biden.
During the speech before the march to the Capitol, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said. “So, let's have trial by combat.”
Trump Attacks Pence
Trump went after Pence during his speech preceding the storming of the Capitol on Wednesday. The president’s main contention was that Pence could refuse to certify the results of the Electoral College while presiding over the joint session of Congress, even though such a move would not be legally binding or have any impact on President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
“And Mike Pence is gonna have to come through for us,” Trump said as the crowd jeered. “And if it doesn't, that will be a sad day for our country.”
Vice President Mike Pence became uncharacteristically angry on Wednesday during the siege on the Capitol, according to Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma. “I've known Mike Pence forever,” Inhofe told reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday night. “I've never seen Pence as angry as he was today. I had a long conversation with him. He said, ‘After all the things I've done for [Trump],’” Inhofe added.
Even while the siege was happening, Trump was focused on going after Pence once again on Twitter instead of urging his supporters to stop attacking Capitol Police officers and back away from storming the building.
Trump directed his disdain toward Vice President Mike Pence, who refused to do what Trump wanted him to do — illegally refuse to accept the final election results in his role as Senate president.
Later Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said on the Senate floor: “What happened today was an insurrection incited by the president of the United States.”
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| Inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday |
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