Vice President Pence on Wednesday condemned protests inside the U.S. Capitol, which forced him to be evacuated from the Senate chamber earlier in the afternoon, and vowed those involved “will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
“The violence and destruction taking place at the US Capitol Must Stop and it Must Stop Now. Anyone involved must respect Law Enforcement officers and immediately leave the building,” Pence tweeted.
“Peaceful protest is the right of every American but this attack on our Capitol will not be tolerated and those involved will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” he added.
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The tweet marked the vice president’s first comments since he was rushed out of the upper chamber after pro-Trump protesters breached the Capitol building. It also marked a stronger denunciation of the violence than President Trump had offered as chaos engulfed the complex.
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#BREAKING: Pence condemns Capitol violence, vows participants will be prosecuted https://t.co/q996cW9ozN pic.twitter.com/zixYB0mgdj
— The Hill (@thehill) January 6, 2021
Does that include Trump? He was a participant in that he incited the insurrection. He should be arrested and prosecuted.
This is a totally not-crazy president who should be left in office for two more weeks while our enemies try to decide just how much we've already decapitated our own command and control at the very top of our political system. https://t.co/ZDnAk5vTDV
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 7, 2021
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