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Fox News contributor reacts to police evacuating lawmaker from House amid Capitol building lockdown<\/p>\n
Members of the left-wing "Squad" Wednesday accused elected Republicans of betraying their Constitutional oath.<\/p>\n
Their comments came amid a spate of violence inside the U.S. Capitol. Shocking media footage showed shattered windows, people clashing with police officers, and a bloodied woman leaving the building. At least one person was reported shot.<\/p>\n
Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., tweeted: "I’ll just say it. If today’s domestic terrorists were Black, they would have never been allowed to storm the Capitol."<\/p>\n
Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had planned on objecting to the Electoral College results. When Vice President Mike Pence declined President Trump's request to do that, the president accused him of cowardice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
In response to violence, a long list of elected Republicans, including Cruz, condemned the rioting. "Those storming the Capitol need to stop NOW," said Cruz. <\/p>\n
"The Constitution protects peaceful protest, but violence—from Left or Right— is ALWAYS wrong. And those engaged in violence are hurting the cause they say they support."<\/p>\n
But Jones and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro argued that Cruz should resign.<\/p>\n
"@tedcruz is guilty of treason and must resign from the United States Senate," said Castro, who is also from Texas.<\/p>\n
Amid the chaos, fellow "Squad" member Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said she was drafting articles of impeachment, arguing that removing Trump was a matter of fulfilling her and others' oaths of office.<\/p>\n
"We can’t allow him to remain in office, it’s a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath," she said.<\/p>\n
Added Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., in a tweet: "Our democracy is literally under assault. Donald J. Trump incited this violence and is directly responsible for this attempted coup. He must be impeached and removed from office immediately."<\/p>\n