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Missouri elected leaders speak out against US Capitol chaos
January 7, 2021 GMT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Republican and Democratic Missouri leaders spoke out against rioters who on Wednesday stormed the U.S. Capitol in a chaotic and violent protest against President Donald Trump’s election loss.
Trump supporters occupied the Capitol and halted a joint session of Congress where lawmakers were beginning to count electoral votes.
GOP Gov. Mike Parson, who said he’s a “law-and-order guy,” decried rioting protesters for breaking the law. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican who was at the forefront of the movement by some Republicans to object to Biden’s victory during Wednesday’s count, called for an end to the violence and said lawbreakers must be held accountable.
By The Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) Republican and Democratic Missouri leaders spoke out against rioters who on Wednesday stormed the U.S. Capitol in a chaotic and violent protest against President Donald Trump s election loss.
Trump supporters occupied the Capitol and halted a joint session of Congress where lawmakers were beginning to count electoral votes.
GOP Gov. Mike Parson, who said he s a “law-and-order guy,” decried rioting protesters for breaking the law. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, called for an end to the violence and said lawbreakers must be held accountable.
State lawmakers similarly spoke out against the mob.
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