(David Charns | KLAS) — Republican Assemblywoman-elect Annie Black, of Mesquite, was at the U.S. Capitol when a mob stormed the front steps, breaking windows to gain access to the building’s hallowed halls, she told 8 News Now.
Black traveled to Washington to attend President Donald Trump’s rally near the Washington Monument earlier in the day.
“Forty-eight months ago, I traveled to Washington, DC for the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Forty-eight hours ago, I was again in our nation’s capital for the national Stop the Steal rally,” she said. The assemblywoman-elect continued later, sharing, “… I’ve attended over a dozen Trump rallies since then, and they’ve all been nothing but peaceful, fun events. Wednesday’s started out the same way.”
Black marched with a group to the Capitol, but kept far behind a larger group, which had breeched the security line and gathered at the building’s east front.