Political Rewind: As Georgia Counts Votes, Trump Ignites Chaos At Nation's Capitol

Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 10:20 p.m.

This afternoon on Political Rewind: As the day the last votes are tabulated in Georgia's\xa0Senate runoff election, chaos erupts at the U.S. Capitol. Supporters of President Donald Trump assault the U.S. Capitol, storming the building. We covered the breaking news as situations in the capital escalated in the afternoon. This followed\xa0a rally nearby where Trump unleashed a barrage of baseless accusations of election fraud in Georgia and other states.\n\nMeanwhile, the Rev. Raphael Warnock has been elected the first African American U.S. senator from Georgia. His victory over Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler puts Democrats within one seat of capturing a majority in the Senate.\n\nThe focus turned to the race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican incumbent David Perdue, which has since been called for Ossoff.\n\nPanelists:\n\nRiley Bunch \u2014 Georgia Statehouse Reporter, CNHI News\n\nTamar Hallerman \u2014 Senior Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nDr. Fred Smith \u2014 Emory University, School of Law\n\nDr. Amy Steigerwalt \u2014 Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University