While protesters and angry mobs continue in Washington D.C., Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has said she will draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Her announcement came amid this scene: A woman was shot and police were injured as hundreds of Trump supporters stormed in and breached the Capitol building, possibly for the first time since the British invaded. Some Trump supporters sat in the chairs of Democratic leaders and took photos of themselves. Others took photos of classified documents.
Pipe bombs were reportedly left at Republican National Headquarters and Mitt Romney screamed at colleagues that they had wrought this threat to democracy with blind support of Trump. "This is what you've gotten," Romney reportedly yelled as members of Congress cowered in fear for their lives.
For his part, Trump stayed out of sight, but released a video claiming again -- and fraudulently -- that he had won the election, while President-Elect Joe Biden spoke and said it was time for calm, law and order.
Throughout the day, members of Minnesota's congressional delegation weighed in with a mix of sadness, anger, and sternness.
During the evacuation, reporters overheard Rep. Dean Phillips shout, “This is because of you!” apparently directed at Republican colleagues. He later said “This has been brewing for four years.”
Republicans like Congressmen Pete Stauber and Tom Emmer both condemned violence and said protesters need to respect law enforcement and law and order.
Rep. Betty McCollum spoke starkly about what ignited the breach.
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