WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – Former and current representatives are responding to the protests happening at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon.
The Capitol was locked down Wednesday as protestors breached the building. Meanwhile, Congress was meeting to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 election.
U.S. District 11 Rep. August Pfluger called the protests ‘sickening’ Wednesday via Twitter.
Former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-23) also condemned the protests and the breach of the Capitol calling it domestic terrorism.
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, who won the seat in November after Hurd stepped away from Congress, also addressed the chaos at the Capitol.
Rep. Gonzales joined with his colleagues in condemning the protests and calling for peace.
Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) 
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: Protesters enter the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Pro-Trump protesters have entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation’s capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) 
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: Law enforcement officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) 
Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) 
Protesters walk as U.S. Capitol Police officers watch in a hallway near the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, near the Ohio Clock. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) 
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) 
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 
Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. – Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Photo by Saul LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) 
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) 
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: Crowds arrive for the “Stop the Steal” rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation’s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) 
Supporters of US President Donald Trump take over stands set up for the presidential inauguration as they protest at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021. – Thousands of Trump supporters, fueled by his spurious claims of voter fraud, are flooding the nation’s capital protesting the expected certification of Joe Biden’s White House victory by the US Congress. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) 
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 05: People protest in downtown Washington, DC as thousands of pro-Trump and far-right demonstrators arrive in the city on the eve of the official certification of the Electoral College ballots on January 05, 2021 in Washington, DC. The certification marks the final step in the election process, one that President Donald Trump continues to challenge before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20th. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Senator Ted Cruz, objected to the 2020 electoral votes on Wednesday in the joint session of Congress on Wednesday afternoon. However, the Senator also called on protestors to halt their aggressions.
U.S. District 19 Rep Jodey Arrington condemned the protests calling them unacceptable and undermining.
The Associated Press reports that multiple law enforcement officers at the Capitol building had their guns drawn in the House Chamber at protestors who were trying to force their way into the room.
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President Trump spoke at a rally in Washington D.C. early Wednesday morning. However, after the protestors stormed the Capitol building, Trump called for peace.
The President has since released a video on Twitter, urging peace from his supporters but reiterated his opinion on the 2020 election.
