“If Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Stenger hasn t vacated the position by then, I will fire him as soon as Democrats have a majority in the Senate, Schumer, who is set to become the Senate majority leader, said in a Thursday statement to The Hill.
Schumer’s rebuke of Stenger comes as law enforcement and top security officials on Capitol Hill face an avalanche of scrutiny after rioters stormed the Capitol Wednesday, interrupting a joint session of Congress that had met to certify the Electoral College results. Lawmakers were forced to flee the area and were not able to return for several hours.
President Trump, who has proven over the past year to be eager to deploy the National Guard when violence breaks out, initially resisted doing so on Capitol Hill today as a mob of his supporters breached the building, according to a source familiar.
Published January 7, 2021 •
Updated on January 7, 2021 at 5:15 pm
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Thursday called for President Donald Trump s removal from office in the wake of violent riots at the U.S. Capitol the day before. In doing so, Kinzinger became the first Republican member of Congress to publicly call for Trump to leave office, saying that Trump has become unmoored. from reality itself. Yesterday was a sad day, as we all know. It was the day where fire stoked by the president and other leaders finally leapt out of the pit and it lit the trees, Kinzinger said in a video posted on social media.