State Senator Karen Carter Perterson, former chairperson of the Louisiana Democratic Party and a candidate for the state's Second Congressional District, blasted Louisiana Republican lawmakers in Washington who voted in objection to President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College win. Peterson said Sen. John Kennedy and members of the House incited the violence at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
"I'll call yesterday's riot what it was: a violent insurrection by a mob of white supremacists," Peterson said, "incited by President Donald Trump, Sen. John Kennedy and Louisiana's federal delegation.
"Sen. Kennedy, Rep. (Steve) Scalise, Rep. (Clay) Higgins, and Rep. (Mike) Johnson have blood on their hands." Peterson continued, leaving out Rep. Garret Graves, who also voted in favor of one of the objections to Mr. Biden's election.
Peterson said there should be an investigation into their conduct.
"Four people died from the sick stunt they supported, and they chose to double down on Trump's election fraud con anyway. They broke their sacred Oath of Office and rejected democracy."