“I’m disappointed now,” Mace, who worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign, said Thursday morning. ‘I think after last night – and I’m in my 100th hour of Congress – at about two hours of sleep, I’m upset. We must rebuild our nation and rebuild our party. This is not who we are. This is extremely disturbing. And it’s sad. It’s heartbreaking. ”
As for the president, “everything he worked for … erased it all – his entire legacy – yesterday,” she added. “We have to start all over again.”
Trump’s supporters were ultimately unable to permanently suspend Congress’ certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory Wednesday afternoon, and after lawmakers returned to their rooms later that evening to resume proceedings, several Republican allies of the president have their own reprimands offered.
“Me and Trump, we had a hell of a trip. I hate it when it’s like that, ”said sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) said. ‘All I can say is count me out. Enough is enough. I tried to be helpful. ”
Congress was due to finalize Biden’s victory early Thursday morning, and Trump – whose preferred social media accounts were temporarily suspended after his posts were incited as violence – issued a statement acknowledging for the first time that he would leave office. and agrees to an orderly transition of power.