Yesterday was a dark day in U.S. history as domestic terrorists stormed the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The insurrection resulted in several arrests and one woman being shot and killed. Delegate Elizabeth Guzman, who is running for Lieutenant Governor, issued the following statement on the insurrection via a press release:

“We woke up this morning to good news. Here in Virginia, we saw two Democrats win their special elections to the House of Delegates, and in Georgia we saw what democracy is supposed to be. Voters who had long been disregarded — rural voters and Black voters and Latinx voters and Asian voters — turned out for Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff and gave Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote for Democrats in the U.S. Senate. This is history.”

“But we also saw one of history’s darkest moments today. We saw a culmination of Donald Trump’s threats to democracy over the last four years, and especially the last few months. We saw an insurrection against the United States government. I am praying for the safety of everyone at the Capitol, but these domestic terrorists will not win. They will not defeat our democracy and they will not defeat our government.”

“The silence of Virginia Republicans, many of whom have enabled this moment, is deafening. If you do not speak out and condemn this attempted coup against the United States, if you do not accept Joe Biden as the winner of this election, if you do not call for Donald Trump to be removed either by impeachment or the 25th Amendment, then let the history books note your names for your grandchildren to read.”

“If we can’t change your minds, we will change your seats. In 14 days, this nation’s healing will start. Special thanks to President-elect Joe Biden for addressing the nation and acting as a commander-in-chief in the absence of one.”

Despite the attempts of the insurrectionists to disrupt the Congressional certification of votes for President-Elect Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris, at 3:32am this morning the votes were certified.