As Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday after a speech by the president, North Carolina Republican Sen Thom Tillis said, "It's a national disgrace to have a mob attacking Capitol Police and engaging in anarchy. This is not what America stands for."

Tillis tweeted as the mob attacked the Capitol and clashed with police.

The attack came after a speech by President Donald Trump at a rally in Washington D.C. as Congress met to certify Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election.

Newly elected Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who represents western North Carolina, also spoke at the rally. "Wow, this crowd has some fight in it," he said at the beginning of his speech, which he shared in a video on Twitter at 11 a.m.

At about 1:30 p.m., as Trump supporters began attacking the Capitol, he said on Twitter, "I’m fighting a battle for our Constitution on the house floor with other patriots. The battle is on the house floor, not in the streets of D.C."

He tweeted again about two hours later condemning the violence.

It appeared all of North Carolina's delegation to D.C. is safe, but that is not confirmed.

Seven Republicans from North Carolina in the House said they would object to certifying Biden's win, including Cawthorn, Virginia Foxx, Dan Bishop and Greg Murphy.

 

 

Here's what other elected representatives from North Carolina said about the violence at the Capitol Wednesday:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sen. Richard Burr also released a statement Wednesday night condemning the actions on Capitol Hill saying, “For nearly 250 years, our nation’s commitment to the peaceful transition of power has been the shining hallmark of our democracy. Today, America’s core principles were threatened by those seeking to forcibly stop our electoral process and overturn the results of a presidential election with which they disagreed.”

The North Carolina Republican went on to say, “The President bears responsibility for today’s events by promoting the unfounded conspiracy theories that have led to this point. It is past time to accept the will of American voters and to allow our nation to move forward.”

"Congress will uphold its constitutional duty and certify the results of the election," Burr added.