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The United States Capitol was placed on lockdown Wednesday afternoon as a pro-Trump mob stormed the building. Lawmakers, who were inside counting the country’s electoral votes, were escorted to their chambers or to other buildings as people outside breached security and filled the halls of the building.
Here’s how prominent New York politicians and public officials have reacted to the insurrection:
President-Elect Joe Biden
Biden, in a speech Wednesday afternoon in Wilmington, Delaware, called on President Donald Trump to demand an end to the insurrection on national television “to fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution.” He also called on the mob to “pull back” and allow the work of democracy to proceed.