The Martha s Vineyard Times
U.S. Capitol breached by Trump supporters
As Times went to press, Congress went into lockdown.
Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon. - Screenshot from Global News
Supporters of President Donald Trump, spurred on by his claims that his loss in the Nov. 3 election was based on fraudulent votes, stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon.
The breach of the congressional building came as Vice President Mike Pence was overseeing the certification of Joe Biden’s win in the Electoral College. Trump had called on Pence to overturn the election, but the vice president made it clear that wasn’t his role. Just before the protesters stormed the building, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave a strong rebuke of President Trump and his claims of election fraud, saying that overturning the election would “damage our republic forever.”