The Senate has entered into a recess as the United States Capitol Police lock down the building

[sabra]

Source: NPR/Twitter

#BREAKING: The Senate has entered into a recess as the United States Capitol Police lock down the building.

Vice President Pence has left the Senate chamber, according to the Hill press pool.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate went into recess during its Electoral College debate after protesters forced a lockdown of the U.S. Capitol.

[Arne]

1. Wonder how this may affect their "Debate" about who gets the state votes?

Hard to have a committee when the rabble is literally storming the gates.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

2. I was watching C Span

Someone in the House chamber yelled, and then a bunch of them ran out the door on the left hand of the speaker's dais.
Mitch was speaking just before they shut down.

[oro]

3. sickening spectacle

Now we know where we stand in the U.S.

[groundloop]

4. It's bullshit that a handful of right wing idiots can interfere with the election process

Those motherfuckers need to be in prison.

This is somewhat reminiscent of the stunt Roger Stone played to halt the vote recount in Florida in 2000.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. "very dangerous situation" says Claire McCaskill

Tear gas used, inside the Capital says MSNBC ... Trump tweets 'this is too much'.

Watching MSNBC, Chuck Todd

[geardaddy]

6. Those eejits think they're firing on Fort Sumter

[SayItLoud]

7. The presidents PERSONAL lawyer calling for "combat".

This is a fucking COUP. Where the fuck is the military?????

[Ray Bruns]

8. Everyone Relax - It's not like there is a bunch of African Americans marching in the park

demanding equal protection under the law. That would be a real emergency

[bucolic_frolic]

9. 3500 Capitol Police we were told over the weekend

someone had to know this was inadequate even with the reinforcements they announced Monday.

Lots of physical damage to buildings they're talking about on MSNBC.

House Chamber locked down, some members sheltering on the House floor, Capitol police they said 'in control' with guns drawn.

Officers in riot gear entering the capitol.

All because of Trump and his refusal to accept reality!

[LudwigPastorius]

10. Capitol police need to clean out the MAGAts!

[TomCADem]

11. Watch Fox, Newsmax and OAN, Etc. Portray Them as Patriots...

...of course, BLM did not try to actually take over Congress, yet right wing news was happy to call them all antifa terrorists.

[SunSeeker]

12. MSNBC showing the terrorists are rummaging through desks on the Senate floor!!

Where are the fucking police???






If BLM protesters did this they would have been shot on the spot.

[bdamomma]

14. What??????

tRump needs to be ARRESTED for INCITING violence.

[SunSeeker]

16. Yes, he did this.

He spoke to these miscreants this morning when it was still a peaceful protest, and invited them to "walk with me to the Capitol." And that's when they stormed the Capitol.

And he knew there were no National Guard protecting the Capitol, since he refused to deploy them. Only he could deploy the DC National Guard and he didn't do it.

[BlueIdaho]

13. Any MAGA permits should be revoked immediately.

Close the capital and start trespassing these knuckle draggers.

[Layzeebeaver]

15. only now does the media get a backbone

just saying...

[getagrip_already]

17. backbone? where?

all I see is money being made as the media frenzy escalates. They aren't being in any sense noble or strong.

They aren't even being descent. F them all.

[Lasher]

18. They are saying congress will reconvene at 8 tonight.

They appear determined to get through this, hopefully tonight. Then Trump's brownshirts will have nothing left to do but crawl back under their rocks.