WASHINGTON — After a day of anarchy overwhelmed the U.S. Capitol with a shocking burst of violence and chaos by supporters of President Donald Trump, Sen. Mitch McConnell gaveled the U.S. Senate back into session Wednesday evening, determined to finish the job of certifying the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
“The United States Senate will not be intimidated,” McConnell declared nearly seven hours after he made his first remarks on the floor.
It was McConnell’s first appearance and public comments since he and the majority of congressional lawmakers in the Capitol were whisked into undisclosed secure locations on Wednesday afternoon as a mob stormed the building. They would remain there for hours as law enforcement, and eventually the U.S. National Guard, worked to clear the U.S. Capitol of the thousands of rioters who breached security.
