January 7, 2021 7:45 am
Correction: the previous version of this story said that Senator Maria Cantwell supported invoking the 25th amendment to remove President Trump from office. Senator Cantwell did not issue any statement to that effect.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Washington State legislators are reacting to yesterday’s violence at the nation’s capitol.
2nd District Democratic US Representative Rick Larsen yesterday laid blame for it at President Trump’s feet, saying there was a peaceful demonstration and rally and then the President encouraged people to march on the Capitol and “we got what we got.”
He says he and his staff were safe in the nearby congressional office building during the siege of the capitol.
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigns in the wake of Capitol riot
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos became the second Cabinet member to resign Thursday, citing President Donald Trump s handling of a violent mob that stormed the U.S capitol a day earlier as an inflection point.
DeVos, one of Trump s longest-serving Cabinet members, submitted her resignation in a letter to the president obtained by USA TODAY. She criticized Trump for using rhetoric that encouraged the violence that erupted and left four people dead. We should be highlighting and celebrating your Administration s many accomplishments on behalf of the American people. Instead, we are left to clean up the mess caused by violent protesters overruning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to undermine the people s business, she wrote.
Authorities stand guard outside the U.S. Capitol after supporters of President Donald Trump gathered Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Credit: (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Remove Trump, say Washington state lawmakers after mob riot By
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Shock, condemnation, and calls to remove President Trump from office, just two weeks before his term ends, are among the immediate reactions from Washington state s political leaders to Wednesday s insurrection in D.C.
At least five Washington state lawmakers are now calling for President Trump to be removed from office after a mob broke into the nation s capitol building, forcing lawmakers to lockdown and police to draw their guns. The capitol building was vandalized and some offices were looted. Four people died; one was shot by police, and four others suffered medical emergencies. A total of 14 police officers were injured, including one who was hospitalized after the mob reportedly pulled him into