Duckworth: Unlike anything I’ve ever seen on domestic soil

Posted on January 6, 2021

*U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke Wednesday with CBS News. (WJBC file photo)*

By CBS News Radio and Neil Doyle

WASHINGTON – Thousands of violent protesters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress was in session to count the Electoral College vote confirming the 2020 election for President-elect Joe Biden.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke with CBS News.

.@SenDuckworth: "This is Donald Trump's fault. He is truly responsible…I never in my entire adult life — serving first in the Army and now in the legislative branch — would imagine that it is a president of the United States of America who would be the one to incite violence" pic.twitter.com/iiS7v5Bu6m

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 6, 2021

“It is unlike anything I’ve ever seen on domestic soil,” Duckworth said.

Duckworth told CBS News that a staff member grabbed the electoral vote ballots before evacuation. Police declared the Capitol secure about four hours after the incident.

In a phone interview with @CBSNews, @SenDuckworthsays, a "Quick-thinking" Senate aide seized copies of the #ElectoralCollege certificates before they all evacuated the chamber. #CapitolProtests #CongresLockdown

— CBS News Radio (@CBSNewsRadio) January 6, 2021

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