Above the Senate floor, inside the press gallery, reporters craned their necks to catch a glimpse of the mayhem outside. Journalists were rushed into the Senate chamber, as staff aides shouted “In or out!” and scrambled to secure the doors against intruders. “If our capable floor staff hadn’t grabbed them, they would have been burned by the mob,” said Sen Jeff Merkley. “They are in the Rotunda.”“Call Trump,” Rep Steve Cohen yelled to shouts and grumbles from the House floor. Outside, members of the mob were making themselves at home throughout the Capitol, including inside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.

Source: bd News24 January 07, 2021 04:07 UTC