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Due to the riots, the congress session had to be interrupted to certify the election results. There was a confrontation with gunmen, according to “CNN” a woman is in danger of death. Tear gas was used.
After hundreds of supporters of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, rushed to the Capitol in Washington, the parliamentary seat was agreed. Inside, both houses of parliament had met to confirm the results of the November presidential elections. The protesters made their way to the steps in front of the building in Washington, and then a group entered. They marched through the National Statues Hall, where statues of well-known Americans are on display. Meanwhile, protesters have also stormed the Senate Chamber, as television footage shows.
The state of Virginia will dispatch the National Guard and 200 state police to the neighboring capital, Governor Ralph Northam announced. The assaulted members of the US parliament spoke of an “attempted coup” in media interviews.
Report on serious injuries
The situation is confusing. According to a CNN report, there was a confrontation with gunmen outside the House of Representatives meeting room. According to the station, a woman is said to be in danger of death after a gunshot wound. Weapons were drawn. The police used tear gas.
According to a Reuters reporter, people banged on the doors of the House of Representatives boardroom to enter. The House of Representatives meeting room was evacuated, but it was initially unclear if there were still deputies in the room. Other parts of the Capitol will also be evacuated.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and the mayor of Washington DC called on the National Guard to intervene, reported the MSNBC station. Meetings of the Senate and House of Representatives were suspended. The mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, ordered a curfew between 6:00 pm and 6:00 am local time.
Trump wrote on Twitter: “Keep Peace!” And he urged the protesters to support the police and security forces who were “on the side of our country.” In another tweet he renewed his appeal: “No to violence! Remember, WE are the party of law and order: respect the law and our great men and women in uniform. Thank you!” Trump did not order his followers to end the protest he had asked them to end Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher told the president on CNN: “You have to cancel this now.”
Thousands of Trump supporters protested in front of the Capitol against the imminent confirmation of the electoral victory of Democrat Joe Biden. Members of right-wing extremist groups and self-defense groups also participated in the event titled “March to Save America” near the White House.
Skirmishes
In front of the United States parliamentary seat in Washington there had already been skirmishes before the group penetrated. Television footage showed a large crowd of people huddled on the steps just outside the Capitol entrance.
Before the results of the US elections were confirmed at the headquarters of the US Congress, images from various US media showed hundreds of supporters of the US president marching to the parliamentary seat after a speech by Trump. According to the Washington Post, members of right-wing groups were among the protesters who further incited the crowd.
Trump repeated the accusations in a speech to supporters Wednesday that he had been misled in his election victory. “You don’t quit when it comes to robbery,” he said. “Our country is fed up and we will not take it anymore.” In his speech to his supporters, Trump also spoke out against “weak” Republicans who wanted to join the certification of Biden’s electoral victory. The outgoing president announced that he would “never” acknowledge his defeat in the presidential elections.
Republicans appealed
Trump lost the election to Biden by a clear margin in early November. But he refuses to admit defeat. Trump claims victory was stolen from him through massive fraud. Neither he nor his lawyers provided convincing evidence. So far, dozens of lawsuits from the Trump camp have been dismissed from the courts, including the US Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, in the session of Congress to certify the results of the US elections, Republicans have appealed against the result of the state of Arizona. A Republican deputy from the House of Representatives raised the objections at the joint House-Senate meeting on Wednesday. He received the support of Republican Senator Ted Cruz. It is voted after a debate. Disruptive action has no prospect of success. Both houses of Congress would have to agree to an objection, which is considered impossible in view of the majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives.
The Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, announced that he would not block the formal confirmation of Joe Biden’s victory in the congressional presidential elections. Pence announced this at the opening of the congressional session. The constitution prevents him from deciding “unilaterally” “which votes should be counted and which ones should not,” Pence said. Trump had previously publicly asked his deputy to avoid confirmation. “If Mike Pence does the right thing, we will win the election,” Trump said Wednesday in front of thousands of protesters in Washington. The day before, Trump had already stated on the Twitter online service that the vice president had the “power” to avoid a “fraudulently elected voter.” In fact, the vice president has no authority to reject the result of an election.
Runoff election in Georgia
Meanwhile, Biden, who will take office on January 20, campaigned for the unity of the country. After two runoff elections for the United States Senate in Georgia, where there was a Democratic majority in Congress, Biden said: “The American people want action and they want unity. I am more optimistic than ever that we can do both.” .
(APA / AFP / Reuters)
