Many elected officials, including members of Kansas’ delegation are denouncing the election protests that occurred Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.
A mob, which included supporters of President Donald Trump, breached the Capitol building as Congress was meeting in a joint session to finalize the electoral vote count. The incident placed Washington, D.C. on lock down and resulted in at least one woman shot and killed. The vote count stopped for several hours and members of the U.S. Senate and House finished their work late into the night certifying the results for President-Elect Joe Biden.
Kansas’ senior U.S. Senator Jerry Moran condemned the violence calling it “completely unacceptable and unpatriotic” adding “this is a sad day for our nation and it is an unwelcome reminder that our democracy is fragile.”
Junior U.S. Senator Roger Marshall said he shared the frustration of many voters but ultimately called the incident “unreasonable and unacceptable,” and condemned it “at the highest level.” Marshall was one of six Senators to protest the vote late Wednesday evening.
1st District Congressman Tracey Mann has also called Wednesday’s events “unacceptable.”
Trump says in a statement tweeted by his social media director Dan Scavino, “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th.”
He adds: “I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again.”
Statement by President Donald J. Trump on the Electoral Certification:
“Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th. I have always said we would continue our…
— Dan Scavino??? (@DanScavino) January 7, 2021
…fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!”
— Dan Scavino??? (@DanScavino) January 7, 2021
Trump’s Twitter account was locked late Wednesday for 12 hours as did Facebook. The two social media giants also warned for the first time they may suspend him permanently.
Wednesday’s events largely overshadowed what happened in Georgia, where Democrats picked up both seats in a runoff election and control of Congress. The 100-seat Senate is now split with 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, the future President of the Senate, who will cast the tie-breaking votes.
