WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — California politicians are taking to social media to speak out against the Trump supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol, reaching as far as the House floor.
The angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power. They forced lawmakers to be rushed from the building and interrupted challenges to Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
President-elect Joe Biden called for the restoration of “just simple decency” as the mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol.
“At this hour our democracy is under unprecedented assault unlike anything we've seen in modern times,” Biden said, adding that what unfolded was, “an assault on the rule of law like few times we have ever seen it.”
California politicians, from the local level to those representing Californians in DC, tweeted their reactions to the events that caused the U.S. Capitol building to go on lockdown.
"After today’s events, I’m calling on the Vice President to initiate proceedings under the 25th Amendment to gather the Cabinet and remove the President from office. On this dark day for our nation, we need to stand up and end this immediately. Nothing less than the future of our democracy is at stake."
"Today, the U.S. Constitution and the very home of our Democracy were attacked by a riotous mob emboldened by the shameful words of Donald Trump and the disgraceful actions by more than a hundred Congressional Republicans. We condemn their reprehensible actions to undermine the will of the American People, endanger the lives of countless public servants and desecrate our U.S. Capitol in the strongest possible terms. The votes of the American People were fairly casted, counted, recounted, certified and litigated. The U.S. Congress must now be allowed to do its job without further delay - ensuring a peaceful transition of power with the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris on January 20, 2021. The peaceful transition of power often from one party to another is one of the central reasons the United States of America has been upheld as a beacon of freedom, hope and democracy around the world for nearly 250 years. That must continue now and forever. The American People and our Democracy are counting on it."
"I am calling on the @VP to invoke the 25th Amendment and convene the cabinet to remove the President from office. The President continues to put himself above the American people and his reckless actions to undermine our democracy must be met with equal consequence. Today’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a coordinated attempt to overthrow our democratic process with violence. Make no mistake, these rioters viewed the President’s repeated claims of fraud as a mandate to act. Lies, misinformation, and demagoguery have consequences."
Hours after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building and violently clashed with police, President Donald Trump told supporters to "go home" so that there can be peace.
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