Politics

“I never thought, as a newly sworn-in Congressman, that I would live through a violent assault on the US Capitol,” said the first-time elected official, Rep. Ritchie Torres.

“We have to build our economy back better from this pandemic,” Isabel Guzmán said.

Twitter’s actions deprive the president of the megaphone by which he has incited violence and chaos for the last four years.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Sen. Ted Cruz he must resign for fueling the riots in DC and for fundraising during the chaos.

An expert said Wednesday’s events in Washington question the moral authority of the United States regarding future involvement in international conflicts—something the country has done throughout history.

“I don’t think they should be serving in the United States Senate.”

Jenniffer González said she would not support the president for reelection, if he runs again in 2024, after inciting violence on Capitol Hill.

Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.) called the ambush by Trump supporters “a historically dangerous attack on our democracy incited by the violent rhetoric of a treacherous President.”

Kamala Harris offered her first public commentary on the taped call released by The Washington Post, calling Trump’s performance “a bold abuse of power by the president of the United States.”

In 2018, four freshman first-time Congress members became one of the most vocal groups of progressives lawmakers. They now have two new Congress members.