On Wednesday, as a joint session of Congress was poised to count the votes cast by the Electoral College, violent pro-Trump protesters who oppose President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election overwhelmed security and broke into the U.S. Capitol, halting the proceedings. Some Republicans in both chambers declared that they would object to the counting of some states where President Donald Trump lost his closest races to Biden. But before protesters entered the building, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a forceful to rebuke against the idea that Congress could or should attempt to overthrow the election. Earlier, Trump spoke at a rally where he urged supporters to march to the Capitol to demand that the results be overthrown.


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