国会议员和前白宫官员批评总统，并呼吁他在亲特朗普的支持者和抗议者之后停止暴力突破了国会大厦周三在一个惊人的场景。

众议员玛丽莲·斯特里克兰(Marilyn Strickland)说:“唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)和他的支持者应对煽动这场暴力负责。”，告诉美国广播公司新闻。特朗普向人群发表讲话后，当国会正在认证前副总统乔·拜登的总统胜利时，混乱爆发了。

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2021年1月6日，DC华盛顿，唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持者在美国国会大厦圆形大厅抗议。

“特朗普总统煽动他的追随者使用暴力，”伊利诺伊州参议员迪克·德宾说。参议院民主党党鞭，说。“他们冲进国会大厦，在会议期间阻止了众议院和参议院。目前我们还不知道它们造成的损害或伤害的程度。”

康涅狄格州参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔，叫做场景“武装叛乱”是由“总统”和他的推动者煽动的。

国会共和党议员也发表了意见。

犹他州参议员米特·罗姆尼在一份声明中说:“今天在这里发生的是一场叛乱，是由美国总统煽动的。”。“那些选择通过反对合法的民主选举结果来继续支持他的危险策略的人将永远被视为对我们民主的前所未有的攻击的同谋。他们将因在美国历史上这一可耻事件中扮演的角色而被铭记。这将是他们的遗产。”

“你不是在保护国家。DC卫队在哪里?你完了，你的遗产将是一场灾难。,说回应特朗普总统早些时候的推特。

“这是一次政变企图，”金辛格说增加。

上个月，特朗普取笑周三在华盛顿特区的抗议活动，推动参议院不批准拜登的选举。“在那里，就会狂野!”特朗普发微博。他在其他场合也提到了他在演讲中提到的集会。

特朗普在集会上发言时说，他希望副总统迈克·彭斯“做正确的事情”，拒绝选举结果，这是他无权做的事情，并在一份声明中表示他不会做。

特朗普一再谎称选举被操纵和窃取，还说“我们永远不会放弃，我们永远不会让步。”特朗普在普选中以大约700万票的优势落败，在选举投票中以与他在2016年选举中基本相同的优势获胜，他称之为“压倒性胜利”。

周三下午，抗议者推开路障和一堵防暴警察墙，进入大楼。一名执法官员告诉美国广播公司新闻，一名妇女在美国国会大厦内被枪杀。

在暴力抗议中，特朗普转向推特要求“美国国会大厦的每个人保持和平”

“没有暴力!记住，我们是法律和秩序党——尊重法律和我们伟大的蓝衣男女。谢谢!”

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2021年1月6日，华盛顿特区，一名特朗普支持者坐在参议院会议厅

前白宫办公厅主任米克·马尔瓦尼说，总统周三的推特是不足以。"

“他现在可以停止这种行为，并且需要做到这一点。告诉这些人回家。”

“现在就谴责这件事，”前白宫通讯主任阿里萨·法拉说说特朗普的推特上。“你是他们唯一会听的人。为了我们的国家!”

周三下午4点后不久，特朗普在推特上发布了一段长达一分钟的视频，重复了关于选举的谎言，并向抗议者发表讲话，要求他们“平静地回家”。

“我们必须有和平。我们必须有法律和秩序，”他说。“我们爱你，你很特别，”他补充道。推特后来删除了带有视频的推文。

民主党众议员大卫·西奇林(David Cicilline)表示，国会应该弹劾并定罪特朗普总统煽动其支持者冲击国会大厦。

“这太过分了，是总统造成的。我们应该明天弹劾他并给他定罪，”他在推特上写道。

特朗普的顾问、前新泽西州长克里斯·克里斯蒂也将国会大厦发生的混乱归咎于总统。“总统导致了这次抗议的发生。他是唯一能让它停止的人，”这位美国广播公司新闻撰稿人在美国广播公司新闻特别报道中说。

路易斯安那州共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪吸引了特朗普“出现在电视上，谴责暴力并告诉人们解散”

和南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员。林赛·格雷厄姆称抗议为“国家的尴尬”

“我支持和平抗议，但不支持暴力和破坏。人们现在需要离开国会大厦!”他发微博。

在一份联合声明中，参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)和众议院议长南希·佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)呼吁特朗普要求“所有抗议者立即离开美国国会大厦和国会大厦场地”。

众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡称抗议者的行为“不可接受，也不符合美国人的利益”

“必须停止，”他说发微博。

在特拉华州的一次新闻发布会上，拜登呼吁特朗普“要求结束这场围困”。

拜登说:“总统的话很重要，不管他是好是坏。”。“在最好的情况下，总统的话能够激励人心。最坏的情况下，他们可以煽动。”

前总统比尔·克林顿也对“前所未有的对我们国会大厦的袭击”做出了回应他在一份声明中说，这是“四年多的毒害政治推动的，这些政治传播蓄意的错误信息，在我们的系统中播下不信任的种子，并使美国人相互对立。”

“这场比赛是由唐纳德·特朗普和他最热心的推动者点燃的，包括国会的许多人，他们推翻了他输掉的选举结果，”他继续说。

前总统巴拉克·奥巴马在一份声明中说，暴力是“我们国家的极大耻辱和耻辱”，这是“由一位在任总统煽动的，他继续对合法选举的结果进行毫无根据的谎言。”他呼吁共和党领导人“选择现实”

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As chaos erupts at Capitol, officials lambaste Trump for rhetoric that fanned flames

Members of Congress and former White House officials are criticizing the president and calling on him to stop the violence after pro-Trump supporters and protestersbreached the Capitol buildingWednesday in a stunning scene.

"Donald Trump and his enablers are responsible for inciting this violence," Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wa., told ABC News. The chaos erupted after Trump addressed the crowd and as Congress was in the process of certifying former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential win.

"President Trump incited his followers to violence," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the Senate Democratic whip,said. "They stormed the Capitol and stopped the House and Senate in session. We do not know at this point the extent of the damage or injuries they have caused."

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.,called the scene"armed insurrection" that was "fueled by the President" and his enablers.

Republican members of Congress also spoke out.

"What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States," Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said in a statement. "Those who choose to continue to support his dangerous gambit by objecting to the results of a legitimate, democratic election will forever be seen as being complicit in an unprecedented attack against our democracy. They will be remembered for their role in this shameful episode in American history. That will be their legacy."

"You are not protecting the country. Where is the DC guard? You are done and your legacy will be a disaster," Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.,said, responding to an earlier tweet by President Trump.

"This is a coup attempt," Kinzingeradded.

Last month, Trump teased Wednesday's protests in Washington D.C., pushing the Senate to not certify the election for Biden. "Be there, will be wild!" Trump tweeted. He has mentioned the rally, which he addressed, on other occasions as well.

During his speech at the rally, Trump said that he hoped Vice President Mike Pence would "do the right thing" and reject the results of the election, something he is not empowered to do and said in a statement that he would not do.

Trump, who repeatedly falsely said the election was rigged and stolen, also said "We will never give up, We will never concede." Trump lost the popular vote by some 7 million and the electoral vote by essentially the same margin he won the 2016 election, which he termed a "landslide."

Wednesday afternoon, protesters pushed ahead of barricades and a wall of police officers in riot gear to get into the building. A woman was fatally shot inside of the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told ABC News.

Amid the violent protests, Trumptook to Twitterto ask for "everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful."

"No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order -- respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!"

Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said the president's tweet Wednesday was "not enough."

"He can stop this now and needs to do exactly that. Tell these folks to go home."

"Condemn this now," former White House communications director Alyssa Farahsaidon Twitter of Trump. "You are the only one they will listen to. For our country!"

In a minute-long video posted to Twitter shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Trump repeated falsehoods about the election and addressed the protesters, asking them to "go home in peace."

"We have to have peace. We have to have law and order," he said. "We love you, you're very special," he added. Twitter later removed the tweet with the video.

Rep. David Cicilline, D-RI, said Congress should impeach and convict President Trump for inciting his supporters to storm the Capitol.

"This is outrageous, and the president caused it. We should impeach and convict him tomorrow," he tweeted.

Trump advisor and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also placed blame on the president for the chaos that unfolded at the Capitol. "The president caused this protest to occur. He's the only one that can make it stop," the ABC News contributor said on ABC News Special Report.

Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidyappealed to Trumpto "appear on TV, condemn the violence and tell people to disband."

And South Carolina Republican Sen.Lindsey Grahamcalled the protests "a national embarrassment."

"I support peaceful protests but not violence and destruction. People need to leave the Capitol now!" hetweeted.

In a joint statement, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called on Trump to demand that "all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Grounds immediately."

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy called the protesters' actions "unacceptable and un-American."

"It has got to stop," hetweeted.

During a news conference in Delaware, Biden called on Trump to "demand an end to this siege."

"The words of a president matter, no matter how good or bad that president is," Biden said. "At their best, the words of a president can inspire. At their worst, they can incite."

Former President Bill Clinton also responded to the "unprecedented assault on our Capitol." In a statement, he said it was "fueled by more than four years of poison politics spreading deliberate misinformation, sowing distrust in our system, and pitting Americans against one another."

"The match was lit by Donald Trump and his most ardent enablers, including many in Congress, to overturn the results of an election he lost," he continued.

Former President Barack Obama said in a statement the violence was a "great dishonor and shame for our nation" that was "incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election." He called on Republican leaders to "choose reality."

The White House has not responded to ABC News' requests for comment.