Minnesota Representative Pete Stauber reported he was safe inside the U.S. Capitol after an insurrection by extremist supporters of President Donald J. Trump halted the Electoral College certification vote Wednesday, as he drew more criticism for backing unfounded election fraud claims.
Hours earlier, Trump encouraged protesters to âtake back our countryâ and walk down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. toward the Capitol building. His lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, called for âtrial by combat,â as they hoped to challenge the results of the election and the Electoral College certification by Congress.
The riots were part of a volatile day in Washington, D.C. and in St. Paul, where Trump supporters also gathered on the grounds of the Minnesota Capitol to protest Bidenâs win.
Minnesota politicians react to storming of the U.S. Capitol
Some say they are heartbroken while others are calling for law and order.
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Jan 6, 2021
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFL-Minnesota, tweeted a video of the scene at the U.S. Capitol at 1:08 p.m.
Minnesota politicians have been tweeting as the U.S. Capitol is on lockdown Wednesday afternoon as a large crowd of Trump supporters clashed with police, eventually breaching the Capitol building.
Gov. Tim Walz at the start of his scheduled 2 p.m. COVID-19 news conference addressed what is going on in Washington, D.C. and assured Minnesotans that the situation here is calm and stable.
IRON RANGE â The United States Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit by Texas that asked the high court to overturn the presidential election results in four states won by President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., but not before two more Minnesota congressmen joined the suit.
In a one-page order issued Friday without signatures, the court said Texas didnât have standing to pursue the case and that it âhas not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another state conducts its elections.â
Back in Minnesota, U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber and his three colleagues in the Minnesota GOP delegation remained silent for weeks on whether they acknowledged President-elect Joe Bidenâs win on Election Day.