3 things To Know Today

1 Protestors Breach The Capitol Building, Four Dead In The Aftermath

For the first time since the War of 1812, protestors breached the Capitol Building yesterday. And while order has since been restored, the world watched and wondered what was next as protestors fired up by President Trump stormed past Capitol police. Initially, tens of thousands of Trump supporters were rallying peacefully at the ‘March for Trump’ event. Before he left the podium, the President offered what many are calling an incitement to violence. "And after this, we're going to walk down there, and I'll be there with you, we're going to walk down ... to the Capitol and we are going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women," Trump told the crowd. "And we're probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them. Because you'll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength and you have to be strong." And then, then throngs began marching – still peaceful – as Trump headed back to the White House. At 12pm , lawmakers gathered in the House chambers to count the Electoral College votes. As they began the process, demonstrators began grappling with police on the Capitol steps. By 12:30, an evacuation of the Capitol was ordered and the descent into chaos truly began – and within an hour, police lines were breached and rioters began scaling the walls and entering the building. According to reports, they were going door to door looking for lawmakers Soon, Vice President Pence was escorted from the Senate Chamber – and moments after, Trump took to Twitter to go after his longtime ally. “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts,” he wrote. “Not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth!”

2 Congress Works Through The Night To Certify Vote

Once the Capitol was cleared of chaos last night, lawmakers got back to counting the electoral votes after protesters stormed the Capitol and halted the count Wednesday afternoon. Presiding over the joint session of Congress? Vice President Mike Pence, who reconvened the vote count. “To those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today, you did not win. Violence never wins. Freedom wins,” he noted. “So may God bless the lost, the injured, and the heroes forged on this day. May God bless all who serve here and those who protect this place. And may God bless the United States of America. Let’s get back to work.” They did. And just before 4am, Congress officially affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump. Unable to comment on the matter? Mr. Trump, who has been blocked by Facebook and Twitter for making incendiary remarks and false claims. At last check, he’s expected to get access to those accounts later today.

3 GOP Revolt, Three White House Staffers Resign After Capitol Protests

A number of White House staffers are calling it quits after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol yesterday. Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews said she was "deeply disturbed" by what she saw, but honored to have served in the Trump administration. The first lady's top aide, Stephanie Grisham, echoed that. She tweeted she was proud of their accomplishments as she resigned. Deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger is out, too. President Trump's social secretary is also leaving. Even more resignations are expected, as Republicans for the most part, have turned their back on President Trump in the wake of his response to yesterday’s violence. According to reports, it was Vice President Mike Pence and other White House staffers who worked to activate the DC National Guard, not Trump himself.


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