U.S. lawmakers recounted Wednesday frantic scenes of evacuations and being ordered to grab gas masks as pro-Trump extremists stormed the Capitol.<\/p>\n
The mob forced the Senate into a recess while it was in the process of certifying President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s election victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was one of a dozen Representatives in the gallery above the House floor. We pulled out gas masks and had to get down on the ground,\u201d Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a Washington state Democrat, wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n
\u201cCapitol police barricaded the doors and had guns drawn,\u201d she recounted. \u201cWe were eventually told that we had to quickly exit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nI am safe and sheltering in place.
I was one of a dozen Representatives in the gallery above the House floor. We pulled out gas masks and had to get down on the ground. Capitol police barricaded the doors and had guns drawn. We were eventually told that we had to quickly exit.<\/p>\n\u2014 Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) January 6, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cWe have been instructed to lie down on the floor and put on our gas masks,\u201d tweeted Dan Kildee, a Michigan Democrat. \u201cChamber security and Capitol Police have their guns drawn as protesters bang on the front door of the chamber.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nI am in the House Chambers. We have been instructed to lie down on the floor and put on our gas masks. Chamber security and Capitol Police have their guns drawn as protesters bang on the front door of the chamber.
This is not a protest. This is an attack on America.<\/p>\n\u2014 Rep. Dan Kildee (@RepDanKildee) January 6, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Tear gas was deployed in the Rotunda to deter Trump supporters who breached the Capitol security lines.<\/p>\n
Speaking to VOA\u2019s Russian Service, Republican Congressman Greg Murphy of North Carolina said that many of his colleagues were concerned for their safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of folks were concerned. A lot of folks were worried,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we were evacuated in a safe and orderly manner.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a full lockdown was in effect across Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon, many lawmakers took to social media to assure their constituents and followers that they were safe.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m in the Capitol. I\u2019m safe, and my team and I are sheltering in place.
The President of the United States has incited a riot that has now stormed the Capitol. There are rioters roaming the halls of the Capitol. I saw them with my own eyes.
Our country deserves better.<\/p>\n\u2014 Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) January 6, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nI am safe, but heartbroken about what we are enduring at our nation\u2019s Capitol.
Running for our lives as Members of Congress in the United States is really devastating and totally shocking. https:\/\/t.co\/7pAeikE9TQ<\/p>\n\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 6, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Security officials lifted the lockdown on Capitol Hill on Wednesday evening, with dozens of Trump supporters still outside the Capitol despite a 6 p.m. curfew in Washington.<\/p>\n
Police were overheard telling lingering Trump supporters and onlookers that they should leave the area voluntarily or risk arrest for violating the curfew.<\/p>\n
One woman who was shot during the riot inside the Capitol has died, according to media reports. Her identity has not been made public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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