WASHINGTON DC — Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown tweeted that he and his staff are safe after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as a joint session of Congress began to count Electoral College votes.
“My staff and I are safe,” Brown tweeted. “The violence at the Capitol needs to end now. The lives of countless workers – journalists, staff, and Capitol Police are being put at risk by this attack on our democracy."
My staff and I are safe.
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) January 6, 2021
The violence at the Capitol needs to end now.
The lives of countless workers – journalists, staff, and Capitol Police are being put at risk by this attack on our democracy.
Brown’s wife, author and journalist Connie Schultz, tweeted about her husband and his staff: “They are currently locked in Senate chamber, but safe. I am struggling for the words right now.”
Thanks for all the texts and messages of concern. Just spoke with @SenSherrodBrown. They are currently locked in Senate chamber, but safe. I am struggling for the words right now.
— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) January 6, 2021
Ohio’s Republican senator, Rob Portman, who earlier this week said that he would not object in Congress to the Electoral College vote count, tweeted: "The right to protest peacefully is protected under the Constitution but the actions by violent mobs against our law enforcement and property at the @USCapitol building today are not. @realdonaldtrump should condemn this unacceptable vandalism and violence."
The right to protest peacefully is protected under the Constitution but the actions by violent mobs against our law enforcement and property at the @USCapitol building today are not. @realdonaldtrump should condemn this unacceptable vandalism and violence.
— Rob Portman (@senrobportman) January 6, 2021
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said that today was an embarrassment to our country.
The situation at the U.S. Capitol is an embarrassment to our country. This must stop immediately. The President should call for the demonstrators to leave our Capitol Building. The final step in the constitutional process of electing our president has been disrupted.
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) January 6, 2021
Congressman Tim Ryan, an Ohio representative and briefly a presidential candidate tweeted at about 3 p.m.: “Thanks to everyone for reaching out. I am safe. In lockdown. This is not ok. We are a nation of laws. Please pray for all of our law enforcement, elected officials and staff on Capitol Hill. Please pray for our country.”
Thanks to everyone for reaching out. I am safe. In lockdown.
— Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) January 6, 2021
This is not ok. We are a nation of laws. Please pray for all of our law enforcement, elected officials and staff on Capitol Hill. Please pray for our country.
A spokesperson for Congressman Dave Joyce said that he is in a safe and undisclosed location.
If you voted for the President, you also voted for law and order and to restore respect for law enforcement officers who risk their lives to keep our communities safe.
— Dave Joyce (@RepDaveJoyce) January 6, 2021
Put an end to this chaos and violence. It wasn’t acceptable earlier this year and it isn’t acceptable today.
Rep. Marcia Fudge released the following statement on today's protest.
“This is a day that will live in infamy. The very people who believe they are protecting our country have succeeded in destroying it.
This is a sad day in the history of this great nation’s democracy. This is not the way, even when we disagree. Violence is never the answer and order must be restored.”
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