PENCE: The two houses will withdraw from joint session. KELLY: Senator Ted Cruz of Texas joins him in that objection. PAUL GOSAR: I rise both for myself and 60 of my colleagues to object to the counting of the electoral ballots from Arizona. KELLY: About two minutes later in the congressional vote, Republican Paul Gosar rises. Try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.ĬHANG: We should note, Trump returns to the White House.
Urging his supporters to go to the Capitol. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calls the joint session of Congress to order.ĬHANG: Shortly after that, Trump ends his speech.ĬHANG. The initial wave of protesters storm the outer police barrier around the Capitol. He says, quote, "my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not."ĬHANG. KELLY: At around the same time, Vice President Pence releases a letter calling his role largely ceremonial essentially saying he will not do as Trump wishes. And in D.C., even before Trump ends his speech, crowds from his rally start to gather outside the Capitol. And if you're not, I'm going to be very disappointed in you, I will tell you right now.ĬHANG: Meanwhile, Trump supporters start gathering around both the Arkansas and Idaho state Capitols. KELLY: He tells the crowd to, quote, "never give up never concede." And he calls on Vice President Pence as president of the Senate to reject Joe Biden's win and send the votes back to the states.ĭONALD TRUMP: And, Mike Pence, I hope you're going to stand up for the good of our Constitution and for the good of our country. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #4: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 45th president of the United States of America.
KELLY: At noon, Trump takes the stage for his speech. Do we still take that seriously in this country? UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Doesn't matter with the Democrats. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: It doesn't matter with the Democrats. TODD YOUNG: I share your conviction that President Trump should remain president. Here's one exchange with Senator Todd Young, a Republican from Indiana, at around 11:30 a.m. And thousands of Trump supporters are gathering near the White House to hear him speak at noon.ĬHANG: Tensions are high on Capitol Hill, with protesters swarming lawmakers outside.
Capitol to certify Joe Biden's electoral vote win. A joint session of Congress was set to convene in the U.S. So we're going to revisit the events of that day - what happened when. As we speak, the January 6 committee has begun to lay out what it has learned about the attack on the Capitol.
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