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16 unforgettable quotes from political leaders on a day of shame ...

 Twitter removed some of President Donald Trump's tweets or quotes on Wednesday evening, including one in which he described the elections as "stolen" and referred to those involved in the crowd that stormed the US Capitol building as "special people." . Here are some quotes from President Donald Trump that I chose from among many quotes ...


16 unforgettable quotes from political leaders on a day of shame ...

1. “This is a coup attempt.” - Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.)

2. “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & peace. Remember this day forever!” - President Donald Trump

3. “This is what you’ve gotten, guys.” - Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah), shouting at his Republican colleagues who had tried to delegitimize the election, as chaos and mayhem broke out in the Capitol.

4. “I 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.” -Representative Dan Kildee, (D-Mich.)

5. “Disgraceful scenes in U.S. Congress. The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power.” - Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

16 unforgettable quotes from political leaders on a day of shame ...

6. “I saw the confederate flag there. What will we do? How will we confront this shame?” -Senator Cory Booker, (D-N.J.)

7. “This is how election results are disputed in a banana republic...I am appalled by the reckless behavior of some political leaders since the election and by the lack of respect shown today for our institutions, our traditions, and our law enforcement.” - Former President George W. Bush

8.“To storm the Capitol, to smash windows, to occupy offices, and to threaten the safety of duly elected officials is not a protest. It is insurrection. The world is watching—and like so many other Americans, I am shocked and saddened that our nation, so long a beacon of light, hope, and democracy, has come to such a dark moment.” - President-elect Joe Biden

9. “We’re in! We’re in! We’re in! We’re in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” - Derrick Evans, a newly elected Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, who was among the insurgents.

10. “My colleagues, nothing before us proves illegality anywhere near the massive scale—the massive scale—that would have tipped the entire election.… The voters, the courts, and the states have all spoken. They’ve all spoken. If we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever.” - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

11. “Enemies of democracy will be happy to see these unbelievable pictures from #WashingtonDC. Riotous words turn into violent acts—on the steps of the Reichstag, and now in the #Capitol. The disdain for democratic institutions is devastating.” - Heiko Maas, foreign minister of Germany

12. "[Trump's] use of the Presidency to destroy trust in our election and to poison our respect for fellow citizens has been enabled by pseudo-political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles in cowardice" - Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis

13. “I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment. Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives & removed from office by the United States Senate. We can’t allow him to remain in office, it’s a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath.” - Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)

14. “Donald Trump is responsible for today's coup at the Capitol and the attack on our government and democracy. He is a direct threat to our country. He needs to be impeached, removed from office, and barred from ever holding office again.” - Representative Ed Markey (D-Mass.)

15. “This is a day that will live in infamy. The very people who believe they are protecting our democracy have succeeded in destroying it.” - Representative Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio)

16. “Electoral college ballots rescued from the Senate floor. If our capable floor staff hadn’t grabbed them, they would have been burned by the mob.” - Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), tweeting a photo of the salvaged ballots.

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