The building wasn’t empty, evacuated yet...
There was just ‘40 feet between the vice president and the mob’ on Jan. 6, Aguilar says
“Approximately 40 feet. That’s all there was, 40 feet between the vice president and the mob,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Redlands). “Make no mistake about the fact that the vice president’s life was in danger.”
Video footage from the Jan. 6 insurrection displayed during the hearing showed the mob chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” as they stormed the Capitol. Another rioter yelled into a camera, “You f—ing politicians are gonna get dragged through the streets.”
Anyone can see that there are several walls there between Pence and the protestors. The fact is that nothing happened to Pence and his security detail succeeded.
Yes, they did succeed.
“Approximately 40 feet. That’s all there was, 40 feet between the vice president and the mob,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Redlands). “Make no mistake about the fact that the vice president’s life was in danger.”
Video footage from the Jan. 6 insurrection displayed during the hearing showed the mob chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” as they stormed the Capitol. Another rioter yelled into a camera, “You f—ing politicians are gonna get dragged through the streets.” So if a mob that seemingly wants to forcefully, perhaps physically stop you from doing something and they are 40 feet away, some chanting "Hang Tom Bishop!" and a cop comes by and wisks you to safety, that's a "no harm, no foul" situation for you?
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Your second image shows minor property damage and trespass into a largely empty building.
Largely empty? For one, there was a mob storming inside and 40 feet from your Vice President. for two, the time line:
Shortly after 2 p.m.
Protesters break windows and climb into the Capitol. They open doors for others to follow.
Secret Service agents whisk Pence off the Senate floor.
A few minutes later, Pelosi is ushered off the House floor.
2:20 p.m.
The Senate is called to recess, and the House is called to recess shortly after.
2:24 p.m.
Trump tweets: "Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution."
He continues with more baseless claims about a fraudulent election.
2:39 p.m.
Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., tweets a video from where he's sheltering in the House chamber. "We were just told that there has been tear gas in the rotunda, and we're being instructed to each of us get gas masks that are under our seats," he says.40 minutes after the initial breach, there were still lots of people in the building, even in the chambers.
And a little sidebar, 4 minutes after the chambers were put on lockdown with many still inside, Trump tweets, "Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution."
Talk about pouring fuel on the fire. Kinda the complete opposite of what a Commander in Chief should have done.