Graham: “This is a national embarasment”
Senator Lindsey Graham, strong supporter of President Trump, tweeted during the height of the protests: “I support peaceful protests but not violence and destruction. People need to leave the Capitol now. This is a national embarrassment.” While the Capitol was under seige, Graham issued four tweets including one in which he said, “I could not agree more with President-elect Biden’s statement to the nation. Time to retake the Capitol, end the violence & stop the madness….” Graham, the Oconee Republican who has begun a new six-year term, said he’s grateful to the front line police, but upset that those in charge lost control of the US Capitol. He said, “Will not let this go unchallenged.”