Michigan representatives denounce attack on U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump mob

Michigan’s representatives in Congress expressed deep disappointment with the state of the country Wednesday while sheltering from violent rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol and disrupted a procedural step in finalizing the presidential election.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Rochester Hills (11th District)

Stevens, in a statement issued to MLive, said a violent protest aimed at preventing the certification of the Electoral College vote represents “one of the darkest chapters in our nation’s history.”

Stevens said a mob of pro-Trump protesters who breached the U.S. Capitol were " emboldened by the president.”

“It was nothing short of an attack on our democracy, and it was a result of failed leadership,” Stevens said. “So many lives were out in danger today because of the president’s words, stoking hatred and violence. This must be a wake-up call. We must find a way to overcome this and unite.”