Category: Electoral Vote Count

Protesters Flood Statehouses in 17 States

Supporters of President Donald Trump flocked to the capitals of more than a dozen states on Jan. 6 as a group of protesters in Washington broke into the U.S. Capitol. Small and mostly peaceful protests challenging the legitimacy of the 2020 election took place outside the statehouses in Arizona, California, Mississipi, Tennessee, Minnesota, Georgia, Utah,…


Congress Resumes, Pence Denounces Violence

Congress resumed on Wednesday evening after protesters earlier in the day breached the U.S. Capitol building. The U.S. House and Senate temporarily halted the joint session of Congress on Wednesday after protesters breached the Capitol building, interrupting concurrent debates in the two chambers over an objection to the counting of a slate of presidential electors from Arizona…


Congress Reconvenes, Pence Denounces Violence

Congress reconvened Wednesday evening after protesters earlier in the day breached the U.S. Capitol building. About six hours prior, the U.S. House and Senate temporarily halted Congress after protesters breached the Capitol building, interrupting concurrent debates in the two chambers over an objection to the counting of a slate of 11 presidential electors from Arizona for presidential…


GOP Lawmakers Decry Violence at US Capitol, Call for Prosecutions

Republican lawmakers condemned the violence at the U.S. Capitol on the afternoon of Jan. 6 when throngs of protesters breached the building, forcing Congress to go into lockdown. The protesters, many dressed in pro-Trump apparel, stormed the building at around 2:15 p.m after breaking windows to get inside. Video footage shows some protesters tussling with…


Twitter Locks President Trump Out of His Account for the First Time

Twitter has disabled the account of President Donald Trump after deleting recent posts made by the president, including a video of him calling on protesters who had gathered on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington to go home in peace. “As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C.,…


Twitter Locks Trump Out of His Account for the First Time

Twitter has disabled the account of President Donald Trump after deleting recent posts made by the president, including a video of him calling on protesters who had gathered on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington to go home in peace. “As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C.,…


Facebook, Twitter Lock Trump Out of His Account for the First Time

Twitter, followed by Facebook later in the day, disabled the account of President Donald Trump after deleting recent posts made by the president, including a video of him calling on protesters who had gathered on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington to go home in peace. “As a result of the unprecedented and…


Pelosi: House Will Proceed With Electoral Certification After It’s Cleared by Police

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that after speaking with House leaders and White House officials, the House will proceed at the Capitol in the electoral certification. “In consultation with Leader Hoyer and Whip Clyburn and after calls to the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the Vice President, we have decided we should proceed tonight…


Electoral College Vote Count, Debate Halted After Protesters Breach Capitol Building

The U.S. House and Senate halted a joint session on Jan. 6 after protesters breached the Capitol building. The breach interrupted concurrent debates in the House and Senate over an objection to the counting of a slate of presidential electors from Arizona for former Vice President Joe Biden. Protesters, some of whom were dressed in…


Trump Makes Statement to Capitol Protesters, Calls on Them to ‘Go Home Now’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on protesters who were amassed near the U.S. Capitol building during the Joint Session of Congress to go home, while asserting that the election was stolen from him. “You have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order and great people…