Supporters of US President Donald Trump beached the Capitol building in Washington DC on Wednesday in a failed attempt to protest the certification of the Electoral…
The violent mob of Trump supporters that stormed the US Capitol on January 6 came very close to US Vice President Mike Pence, according to a report by the Washington Post. Pence was not evacuated from the Senate chamber for approximately 14 minutes after Capitol Police first reported that the complex had been breached. The closeness of the mob to the vice president and the delay in evacuating him from the chamber has raised concerns about why the Secret Service did not move the vice president earlier. The Secret Service has declined to comment on Pence’s evacuation during the Capitol siege and has simply stated that he was “secure” during the breach. Many Trump supporters were angry with Pence for refusing to block the Electoral College count that cemented President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
