Roy Blunt: Difference between revisions

Blunt was at the U.S. Capitol when Trump supporters [[January 6 United States Capitol protrestedprotested election results] on January 6, 2021, serving as a teller for the [[2021 United States Electoral College vote count]] certification, alongside Senator [[Amy Klobuchar]], Representative [[Rodney Davis (politician)|Rodney Davis]], and Representative [[Zoe Lofgren]].<ref name="FoxMattingly">{{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Lauren |last2=Mattingly |first2=Phil |title=The presidential electoral circus draws to an end in Congress |url=https://www.kten.com/story/43135305/the-presidential-electoral-circus-draws-to-an-end-in-congress |access-date=January 12, 2021 |work=KTEN |agency=CNN |date=January 6, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113061150/https://www.kten.com/story/43135305/the-presidential-electoral-circus-draws-to-an-end-in-congress |url-status=dead }}</ref> Before the certification, Blunt said he would support the certification of the election, in contrast to his fellow Missouri senator [[Josh Hawley]].<ref name="Barker">{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Kimberly |title=Area legislators share stances on certifying election results |url=https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/area-legislators-share-stances-on-certifying-election-results/article_4ee80c65-1783-5b5e-b0f8-4df3f06d7bbf.html |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=Joplin Globe |date=January 5, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> While Blunt observed the deliberations over the objection to counting Arizona's votes, led by [[Ted Cruz]], the Capitol was breached. Along with other senators, Blunt was removed from the Senate floor to an undisclosed location as the insurrectionists moved closer to the Senate chambers. He tweeted during the attack that the "violence and destruction" needed to stop and that "This is not who we are as a nation."<ref name="Hopf">{{cite news |last1=Hopf |first1=Matt |title=Local lawmakers denounce Capitol protest |url=https://www.whig.com/news/illinois-news/local-lawmakers-denounce-capitol-protest/article_ca6f352a-96cd-5e95-ac36-19ee801f6030.html |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=Herald-Whig |date=January 6, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Blunt stated that Trump "was a part of it", referring to the insurrection.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dennis |first1=Steven T. |last2=Dillard |first2=Jarrell |title=Republicans Recoil From Trump as Violence Proves Too Much |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-07/capitol-violence-marks-opening-for-gop-to-distance-from-trump?srnd=premium |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=Bloomberg |date=January 7, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>