Dick Durbin: “A violent mob of armed insurrectionists intended to prevent…”

“Vice President Pence was sitting where the presiding officer sits today. Members of Congress watched as Secret Service evacuated the Vice President within minutes. We were told to leave as well, because A violent mob of armed insurrectionists intended to prevent the certification of the 2020 presidential election results, which Donald Trump lost by 7 million popular votes. But Ms. Westerkamp dismissed this event entirely. She retweeted a post that read, and I quote, we're all supposed to be sending thoughts and prayers to traumatized members of Congress whose workday was interrupted for a couple of hours.” (01:55–02:09)

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