Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) condemned the violence at the Capitol on Wednesday, calling the demonstrations by President Trump’s supporters “a coup attempt.”
The GOP lawmaker, who has been vocal about his opposition to challenging the Electoral College results, slammed the demonstrators entering the Capitol.
“This is a coup attempt,” Kinzinger posted.
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His tweet comes as the U.S. Capitol Police locked down the Capitol building and evacuated multiple congressional buildings as the demonstrations became increasingly more violent.
Protesters breached the Capitol building shortly after 2 p.m., leading the House and the Senate to temporarily stop their debates on the Electoral College certification.
Vice President Pence was removed from the Senate amid the unrest. Lawmakers have been instructed to get down in their chairs, and the doors of the House chamber were locked.
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JUST IN: GOP lawmaker on violence at Capitol: "This is a coup attempt" https://t.co/sBXglIAv4R pic.twitter.com/IyWy9IA0s0
— The Hill (@thehill) January 6, 2021
If this is true, and it is attributable to chain of command, Congress is obliged to impeach and remove the president from office before COB. https://t.co/kmjogZhSgu
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) January 6, 2021
Oh man. This is gonna be a front page photo we remember (unless there's a worse one. I really hope not). https://t.co/usvF5FvA9T
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) January 6, 2021
The U.S. Capitol was breached today for the first time since 1814, when the British attacked it and set it on fire during the war of 1812, according to the director of scholarship and operations with the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. How shameful.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 6, 2021
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