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트럼프 대통령의 대선불복을 지지하고 의회에서 바이든 당선자의 당선인증을 막는데 앞장섰던 테드 크루즈(공화당) 의원이 트위터를 통해 “헌법은 평화로운 시위를 보호한다. 좌우를 떠나 폭력시위는 잘못”이라며 워싱턴D.C. 의 시위대의 의사당 난입사건을 비판했다.

로이드 다짓 하원의원과  데이빗 맥콜, 로저 윌리엄스 의원 등 텍사스의 공화당 소속 의원들도 트위터를 통해 폭력시위는 정당화 될수 없다는 메시지를 전했다.

Those storming the Capitol need to stop NOW.

The Constitution protects peaceful protest, but violence—from Left or Right— is ALWAYS wrong.

And those engaged in violence are hurting the cause they say they support.

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 6, 2021

I am currently safe, but the Capitol has been breached and some colleagues are trapped there. President Trump has set loose violence on our Congress.

— Lloyd Doggett (@RepLloydDoggett) January 6, 2021

The violence and destruction we are witnessing in the Capitol is an assault on our democracy. pic.twitter.com/NVRHtmogqI

— Michael McCaul (@RepMcCaul) January 6, 2021

The Constitution gives our citizens the right to peacefully assemble. It does not give them the right to destroy property and commit violence against our first responders; Capitol Police and law enforcement have our full support. (1/2)

— Rep. Roger Williams (@RepRWilliams) January 6, 2021

Mr. President – get to a microphone immediately and establish calm and order. Now. And work with Capitol Police to secure the Capitol. It’s the last thing you’ll do that matters as President. @realDonaldTrump @MarkMeadows

— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) January 6, 2021

I call on protesters in our state and our nation’s Capital to practice their constitutional right in a peaceful manner.

I stand for election integrity and the democratic process. I will not tolerate violence and civil disorder.

— Texas Attorney General (@TXAG) January 6, 2021

If you approve of, applaud, or encourage the grotesque demonstrations of hate and destruction being inflicted upon the Capitol of the United States America, you don’t deserve to carry the flag and call yourself a patriot. It is a sad day in our history.

— Speaker Dennis Bonnen (@RepDennisBonnen) January 6, 2021