Vice President Mike Pence denounced the violence and chaos descending upon the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, calling for it to “stop now” and instructing those involved to respect police and “immediately leave the building” while warning that the attack on the Capitol “will not be tolerated.”
“The violence and destruction taking place at the US Capitol Must Stop and it Must Stop Now,” the vice president said on Wednesday afternoon. “Anyone involved must respect Law Enforcement officers and immediately leave the building.”
“Peaceful protest is the right of every American but this attack on our Capitol will not be tolerated and those involved will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” he warned:
Peaceful protest is the right of every American but this attack on our Capitol will not be tolerated and those involved will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
— Mike Pence
