Ohioans condemn Capitol riot
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty said it was “inexcusable.”
“Un-American,” “egregious” and “shameful” were also terms used by Ohio leaders from both sides of the political divide and both ends of the spectrum who condemned the occupation of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday by riotous supporters of President Donald Trump.
The Republican DeWine says the halting of the count of Electoral College votes by a ‘violent mob’ is not acceptable in a nation of laws. He called the actions in Washington an affront to the Constitution and ‘everything we hold dear.’
The former U.S. congressman and senator says peaceful demonstrations are a First Amendment exercise but stopping the constitutional process of electing a president is not.