By Matt Smith
msmith@trcle.com Jan 9, 2021
Jan 9, 2021
Local residents spoken to concerning Wednesdayâs storming of the U.S. Capitol denounced the incident but otherwise offered different takes on the event.
Rioters, many wearing Trump shirts and/or displaying pro-Trump flags, breached the capitol as Vice President Mike Pence oversaw a joint session of Congress to certify the results of the Electoral College and affirm Democratic candidate Joe Bidenâs victory in Novemberâs presidential election. The breach occurred shortly after each chamber of Congress had begun separate debates on a proposed objection to accepting the certified results of the slate of electors from Arizona, proposals raised by U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. The joint session resumed later Wednesday night, after rioters had been dispersed from the Capitol at which time the proposal to object to the Arizona results failed as did subsequent objections
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