This comes as nonpartisan election analysts are raising alarms for Republicans in deep blue Maryland. It’s especially shameful that Schulz has remained silent as capital police officers – many who are Maryland residents – are calling for the bipartisan commission. Schulz has avoided answering questions about Trump – making it “hard to read her feelings.” With Harris doubling down on his loyalty to Trump, Marylanders deserve to know where Schulz stands. Andy Harris, a Trump acolyte and potential candidate for governor, chose to once again side with insurrectionists yesterday when he voted against the measure establishing a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Thousands of supporters of the president had descended on Washington for a raucous rally earlier Wednesday outside the White House, where Trump delivered a fiery speech in which he repeated his claim that the election was rigged against him.The Maryland GOP primary for governor will be a test of loyalty to Trump, but current GOP gubernatorial candidate Kelly Schulz has remained silent on Maryland’s congressional Republican opposing a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly violence of January 6. One woman was shot dead in the melee while several homemade explosive devices were found. Rioters managed to flood the building and made it to the doors of the House of Representatives, where lawmakers were sheltering inside - leading to a tense armed standoff. Members of Congress and Vice President Mike Pence were forced to evacuate on Wednesday afternoon when thousands of the president’s supporters unhappy with the election overpowered Capitol Police and stormed the building. The men were separated by a Capitol staffer and eventually returned to their seats before exhausted lawmakers finally confirmed Biden’s win at 3:40 a.m. PBS reporter Lisa Desjardins said she witnessed Harris also taunting Democrats before a fight broke out between Harris and Allred.ĭozens of lawmakers could be seen rushing to their feet in C-SPAN footage of the incident as Pelosi hopelessly banged her gavel in an attempt to break up the fight. “He called me a liar!” Harris yelled in the chamber, according to an account by HuffPost reporter Matt Fuller. Colin Allred (D-Texas), a 37-year-old former NFL football player. Andy Harris (R-Md.), a 63-year-old US Navy veteran, and Rep. Republicans objected to the language, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) moved on.Ī confrontation subsequently broke out in the background between Rep. Their constituents should be ashamed of them!” Lamb said. “The members who are repeating those lies should be ashamed of themselves. Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania gave a speech claiming the violence was inspired by GOP “lies” about the election outcome. to continue a vote on President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory that was dramatically interrupted by supporters of President Trump who stormed the Capitol in a riot that left a woman shot dead.Īccording to accounts from reporters in the room, Republicans became angry around 2 a.m. Unbowed lawmakers returned to the chamber at 9 p.m. WASHINGTON - Tensions on Capitol Hill boiled over in the early hours of Thursday when a Democrat and a Republican lawmaker nearly got into a fistfight on the House floor and had to be separated by their colleagues. Some Trump supporters ‘literally’ equate ex-president to Jesus, Adam Kinzinger says
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