Senator Places The Blame On House Speaker For Allowing Capitol Riots

Senator Lindsey Graham appeared to blame House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her failure to act during the Capitol riot earlier this month.

“Where was Nancy Pelosi? It’s her job to provide Capitol security,” Graham said during an appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”

Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill was outraged by the statement and fired back at the Senator in the form of a tweet.

“This disgraceful attempt to shift blame for the mob attack on the Capitol is absurd & pathetic. He need only look in the mirror if he wants to start pointing a finger,” Hammill wrote.

This disgraceful attempt to shift blame for the mob attack on the Capitol is absurd & pathetic. He need only look in the mirror if he wants to start pointing a finger. He has repeatedly cast doubts on results of a fair election & dangerously fanned flames of rightwing quackery. https://t.co/jsKfj0H61K

— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) January 17, 2021

Hammill accused Graham of disputing the results of the presidential election, just as Trump did when he called on his supporters to protest outside the Capitol as the electoral votes were counted and debated over by lawmakers inside.

“He has repeatedly cast doubts on results of a fair election & dangerously fanned flames of rightwing quackery,” Hammill claimed.

The electoral vote-counting process was interrupted by a mob of protesters storming the Capitol but was later concluded. When it was safe for the Senate to resume its duty, Graham vigorously rejected the objections to votes that were raised by Republican colleagues Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Josh Hawley.

“Count me out, enough is enough,” Graham declared.

As for how the protesters were able to get past Capitol Police and storm the Capitol building, Committee on House Administration chair Representative Zoe Lofgren said she intends to have it investigated.

She said in a statement after the riot, “The breach today at the U.S. Capitol raises grave security concerns. I intend to have the Committee on House Administration work with the bipartisan House and Senate leadership to address these concerns and review the response in coming days.”