Senator Kean Calls On Capital Hill Rioters To Go Home

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg are calling on Capital Hill protestors, who forced their way into the chambers of Congress, to go home immediately.

"What we are witnessing in Washington is not how our democracy is supposed to function. The protestors who have breached the United States Capitol building illegally should go home immediately or face the full force of the law," tweeted Kean.

Protesters stormed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to halt the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden as the next president of the United States. The move overwhelmed Capitol Police, who evacuated members of Congress as violence escalated. Read More: Trump Mob Breach Locked Down Capitol; 1 Shot In Melee

One person was treated for a gunshot wound at the Capitol, a Washington, D.C., paramedic told the Washington, D.C., Fox News affiliate. CNN cited two sources saying the woman was in critical condition.

President Donald Trump tweeted a video around 4:20 p.m. asking protestors to "go home in peace."

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