Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellCongress claims Biden’s victory after protesters terrorize the Capitol. Congress rejects challenge to Arizona’s presidential vote. (R-Ky.) He forced arms sergeant Michael Stenger out of the Senate the day after protesters stormed the Capitol, the Republican Party leader announced Thursday night.
“Today I applied for and received the resignation of Michael Stenger, the arms sergeant and Senate porter, with immediate effect,” McConnell said in a statement.
Deputy Arms Sergeant Jennifer Hemingway will become the interim SAA. The Senate sergeant-at-ams office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“I thank Jennifer in advance for her service when we started examining the serious failures that occurred yesterday and we continue and strengthen our preparations for a safe and successful opening on January 20,” added McConnell.
McConnell’s announcement is the latest sign of house cleaning among top officials after a massive security breach on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, when protesters managed to breach the perimeter and force their way into the building, eventually arriving at House and Senate chambers.
The crowd resulted in lawmakers being pulled from both chambers and taken to safe locations and the joint session aimed at counting the Electoral College vote being suspended for hours that the Capitol Police worked to contain crowds of protesters.
In addition to Stenger, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund is stepping down at the end of this month, and Mayor Nancy Pelosi
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McConnell in a statement on Thursday thanked the police on the front lines, but promised a “thorough investigation and thorough review” of the incident.
“Yesterday’s final blame lies with the unbalanced criminals who broke down doors, trampled our country’s flag, fought with security forces and tried to disrupt our democracy, and also those who incited them,” he said in a statement on Thursday. “But this fact does not and does not prevent us from addressing the shocking flaws in Capitol’s security posture and protocols.”
Even though McConnell had not asked for Stenger’s resignation, his days in his position were numbered after the Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer
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And calls for his expulsion had bipartisan support with Sen. Lindsey Graham
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“Anyone charged with defending the Capitol has failed,” said Graham. “The first thing that needs to happen is to hold those responsible responsible for not having defended the nation’s Capitol while Congress was in session.”