President Trump's allies are speaking out against the siege at the US Capitol Building after protesters broke into both chambers of Congress.
Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz, who planned to object to the Electoral College's certification, both condemned the violence.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesPresident Donald Trump's most ardent supporters are disavowing the actions of protesters who've stormed the US Capitol Building trying to block the Electoral College's certification vote, in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a Joe Biden presidency.
Protesters breached the chambers of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, also gaining access to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's office. Meanwhile, the days leading up to the vote saw countless calls from Republican lawmakers and the president himself to block the certification. "The 2020 election, however, featured unprecedented allegations of voter fraud, violations and lax enforcement of election law, and other voting irregularities," a group of US Senators lead by Texas Senator Ted Cruz wrote in aBut speech quickly turned to action as the protesters entered the capitol, forcing lawmakers to flee the building while federal police failed to protect the inner sanctums of the US government.
KingJibble About time you start taking care of the people not the idiot Trump!
Ted Cruz helped incite
Hypocrites
hblodget All of whom incited these riots in some way, shape or form
No teddy helped this
TRUMP himself is condemning them. LIES from Buisness Insider trying to push a false narrative.
Is anyone buying it?
Too late