Pro- Trump protesters at the early hours of Wednesday stormed Capitol Hill to disrupt the final lap of the electoral process chaired by the Vice President Mike Pence.
Protesters carrying placards and wearing shirts with President Trumps name invaded Capitol to over turn the election in Trumps favor. Forced lawmakers in to hiding, a photo shared by Senator Jeff Merkley showed the “electoral college ballots rescued from the Senate floor.” Senators and Reps. run for their lives.
The National Guard, state and federal police were called in for control, and the mayor of Washington imposed a rare evening curfew.
Amid the stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, the Oregon senator said on Twitter that the ballots, contained in several wooden boxes, “would have been burned by the mob” “if our capable floor staff hadn’t grabbed them.”
Before the chaos erupted, the ballots had been been set to be counted and certified by both houses of Congress.
The storming of the Capitol Hill marked an attempt by the protesters to undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House.
One person was shot and pronounced dead few hours later.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says lawmakers will reconvene tonight.
