Leader of the Senate majority Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellCongress claims Biden victory after riots terrorize Capitol Congress rejects Arizona presidential vote challenge, helping White House get out of chaos at Capitol MORE (R-Ky.) He forced Senate gun sergeant Michael Stenger a day after riot police raped the Capitol, the Republican Party leader announced Thursday night.
“Today I requested and received the resignation of Michael Stenger, the Sergeant in the Arms and Porters Senate, effective immediately,” McConnell said in a statement.
Weapons Officer Jennifer Hemingway will become the acting SAA. The Senate Sergeant-at-Ams office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“I thank Jennifer in advance for her service as we begin to examine the serious failures that happened yesterday and continue and strengthen our preparations for a safe and successful inauguration on January 20,” McConnell added.
McConnell’s announcement is the latest sign of house cleaning among senior officials after a huge security failure at the Capitol on Wednesday, when rioters were able to break the perimeter and force their way into the building, finally reaching the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The crowd caused lawmakers to be expelled from both chambers and taken to safe places and the joint session of counting the Electoral College vote was suspended for hours as Capitol Police worked to contain a multitude of riots.
In addition to Stenger, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund is resigning later this month and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy PelosiCongress claims Biden victory after riots terrorize Third House Capitol lawmaker who tested positive for COVID-19 this week, West Virginia lawmaker becomes joining troop at Capitol: reports MORE (D-California) announced Thursday before House Gun Sergeant Paul Irving had also resigned.
McConnell, in a statement Thursday earlier, thanked front-line police officers, but pledged to do a “thorough investigation and thorough review” of the incident.
“Yesterday’s ultimate guilt lies in the criminals who broke down doors, stepped on the flag of our nation, fought with law enforcement and tried to disrupt our democracy and those who incited them,” he said. he said in a statement earlier Thursday. “But that fact does not and will not prevent addressing the Capitol’s shocking failures in stance and security protocols.”
Even if McConnell had not called for Stenger’s resignation, his days in office were counted after the Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer
Chuck SchumerCongress claims Biden victory after riots terrorize Capitol. Cori Bush introduces legislation to sanction, eliminates all members of the House who supported electoral challenges. Pelosi and Schumer are calling on Trump to demand that all protesters leave the Capitol MORE (DN.Y.) promised to fire him if he had not resigned by the time Democrats take control of the majority on Jan. 20.
And petitions for his removal had bipartisan support with the senator. Lindsey Graham
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“Any person responsible for defending the Capitol failed,” Graham said. “The first thing that needs to happen is to hold accountable those who have not defended the nation’s Capitol while Congress was in session.”