WATCH: Mob that stormed U.S. Capitol 'cannot be called protesters,' Schumer says

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer delivered remarks on the Senate floor after the U.S. Capitol went into lockdown on Wednesday when a violent mob of Trump supporters forced their way inside the building and stormed the halls.
After Congress resumed its special joint session hours later to debate and count the electoral votes cast for President-elect Joe Biden, Schumer criticized the violence.
"This temple to democracy was desecrated. Its windows smashed, our offices vandalized. The world saw American elected officials hurriedly ushered out because they were in harm's way. The House and Senate floors were places of shelter until the evacuation was ordered, leaving riders to stalk these hallowed halls. Lawmakers and our staffs, average citizens who love their country, serve it every day, feared for their lives," Schumer said Wednesday night after Congress resume its proceedings.
The electoral vote counting process, a necessary and usually routine step of the presidential election, is in the spotlight this year because dozens of Republicans in the House and Senate are objecting to results in some states. President-elect Joe Biden won the election with 306 Electoral College votes after states certified their results, but President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have refused to accept his loss, making false claims of widespread voter fraud.

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[LORGSW]

I hope they disinfected the place before re-entering

[ashkenazi]

They were just peacefully protesting..

[NCC]

BEIJING AND MOSCOW ARE LAUGHING SO HARD!😂

[FreedomFreedom-htyc]

I'm surprised this hasn't happened sooner.

[yourmumspogostick]

SET MANDATORY 8 YEAR TERM LIMITS FOR ALL ELECTED STATE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS!!!

[prepperinAmerica]

What do they call what happened in every democratic city that was burned, looted and destroyed? How is what happened at the US Capital today different ?

[Brocambro]

Came to the US some 20 years ago, running from war just like people from Syria do today. The good thing about running away from this kind of situation you learn a lot about your body, the intense fear teaches you about your body and yourself. In all of these years, there were two instances where my body triggered high alert mode for self-safety, it was on 9/11 and today. Why today? Because what I saw today was very similar to what I saw in the country I fled from decades ago; it's the type of actions that usually precede the decline in the abyss of countries and the sad part is that the people who are perpetuating it are in that revolutionary and euphoric blinding mood just like kids who don't know about the consequences of their actions, but the desolation in economic suffering that comes after just will whip their smile from their face, it happened in the soviet union when their tank bombed their own parliament during Yeltsin era, it happen in Lybia, Egypt, Cuba, and so many other places but those seemingly joyful events tend to be followed by decades of crazy economic suffering, Americans who did this should understand that their actions could lead them to export themselves to another country just for one reason, to be able to feed their loved ones and there isn't a painful experience such as the one of being an economic refugee.

[BenDover-uyhz]

“Hallowed Halls”. He speaks as if the People are mere peasants to the government.

[jimayers]

But people that riot and burn down cities are peaceful. Hypocrisy 1000%

[skyedreams]

Thank you. It was traumatic on the side lines-I hope that anyone working in the Capital have access to trauma informed therapy. This was serious.

[obelisk]

I've come here in search of juicy comments

[JillianBaughman]

I really thought he was gonna say demogorgon president!!😂

[jenpen]

I would’ve thought that with all the trumpers descending on dc, they would’ve had decent security . It seemed pretty easy to break through .

[tammyking]

At least these people that stormed stand for something.

[ratherknotty]

What I find the alarming is, how many Americans have the same shallow, twisted outlook as So easily led.

[jeffreyward]

BETTER SAVE YOUR FUNDS BOYS AND GIRLS. YOU CAN PAY FOR YOUR OWN WASTE NOW

[aungthantmaung]

This is America's shame. America please try to police yourself. Do not police other countries.

[gregorylichtenson]

Where's the $2000- Stimulus check!! Better get that sent out Tomorrow

[agentsynthetic]

Temple of Democracy or Shrine of the Republic?

[lynnjudd]

Right on! If it looks like a terrorist and walks like a terrorist, it is one!