Senator Gets A Terrifying Message In The Middle Of Proceedings

Debates in the House and Senate over electoral votes were put on hold after both chambers went to recess when protesters breached security and stormed the Capitol building.

Senator James Lankford was in the middle of explaining his objection to the electoral votes from Arizona when Senate proceedings were put on pause.

After recess was announced an aide could be heard telling Lankford, “Protesters are in the building.”

The House then called a recess soon after and the House chamber was barricaded with furniture and House members, staffers, and journalists were ushered from the chamber to a safer location. At one point, police officers in the chamber were seen with their weapons drawn and aimed at the barricaded doors, looking to keep protesters from gaining access.

Meanwhile, the situation became violent between protesters and Capitol Police as the mob continued to make their way into the building. One protester told reporters that his reason for doing this was because he is “fed up with our politicians.” The man would not identify himself and said police fired rubber bullets at the crowd “before we did anything.”

One reporter asked the man if breaking into the Capitol was a violent act, he responded, “Was 1776 violent?” He was then asked if the protests that day were equal to the American Revolution, he replied that it “might be the first stepping stones.”

The Cannon House Office Building and Madison Library of Congress Building also had to be briefly evacuated due to a bomb threat after several suspicious packages were reported in the area.

President Trump took to Twitter to offer his support for Capitol Police and discouraged any violence.

“I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful,” he wrote. “No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!”

As the sun began to set, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. citywide curfew that applies to everyone with the exception of designated essential workers including the media, as well as special “persons designated by the Mayor.”

Senator Ted Cruz also denounced violent protests saying, “Those storming the Capitol need to stop NOW. The Constitution protects peaceful protest, but violence—from Left or Right— is ALWAYS wrong. And those engaged in violence are hurting the cause they say they support.”