Local elected officials react to violence in nation s capital January 06 2021
Most blame President Trump for claiming, without evidence, that the November election was stolen from him.
The lawmakers threatened with violence today may have been 3,000 miles away but local elected officials had quick reactions from right here as well.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler opened the Wednesday meeting of the City Council by denouncing and blaming President Donald for what was happening in Washington, D.C. It is an assault and an affront to our democracy, said Wheeler, who called the siege of the Capitol incredibly dangerous and an attack on American democracy orchestrated by Trump.