"Today's events did not happen spontaneously. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said after Congress reconvened that Trump "bears a great deal of the blame" for the anarchy and bloodshed. One person died after being shot during the Capitol melee. "Our country has had enough, and we will not take it anymore," he told a mass gathering of people, many of whom likely later flooded the Capitol. Trump earlier Wednesday stirred the pot during a nearby rally with his supporters just hours before the Capitol was overrun, telling them he would "never concede" defeat, alleging there was "theft involved." The Justice Department also found no evidence to support his claims of widespread voter fraud. Trump and many of his Republican allies have for months falsely alleged that the election he lost to President-elect Joe Biden by 7 million votes was rigged, stirring emotions among his supporters with conspiracy theories that have been repeatedly rejected in court. The Capitol was overrun earlier in the day as lawmakers were set to convene a joint session of Congress that is traditionally a mundane affair of Electoral College vote counting. Oh my God I hate it," he said in animated remarks after Congress reconvened after being stormed by Trump's supporters. Speaking on the Senate floor during a joint session of Congress, Graham, one of Trump's hitherto staunchest allies, said he and the president "had a hell of a journey." Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham broke ranks Wednesday with President Donald Trump after the outgoing leader incited his supporters who stormed the Capitol building, hailing them as "great patriots."
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