Politics & Government
BREAKING: Pennsylvania Electors Vote Unanimously For Trump, Pence Amid Protests In Harrisburg
As votes were cast, protesters chanted "shame on you."
Pennsylvania's electors voted unanimously for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence Monday afternoon in Harrisburg.
The 20 electors voted faithfully for both Pence and Trump despite protesters outside and inside the state capital building.
As the votes were cast, protesters in the building chanted "shame on you" among other things in response to the electors' decisions.
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The electors' votes will be opened in Washington on Jan. 6 in advance of the Jan. 20 inauguration ceremony.
Protesters at the #PA State Capitol chanting "Build the fence around #MikePence" #DEC19 during #AntiTrump protest pic.twitter.com/qm2xx9kMpG
— Paulina Leonovich (@Polly_evro) December 19, 2016
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Protesters can be heard chanting, "No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA," in the video.
Protesters have since converged inside the state capital rotunda.
A look at the #ElectoralCollege protesters who've converged on the Pennsylvania Capitol Rotunda pic.twitter.com/0iNNDjTtyi
— Wallace McKelvey (@wjmckelvey) December 19, 2016
Image via Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons
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