Hobson said the Capitol was always maintained to balance safety with the sense that their government was accessible, allowing people to access and assemble on the grounds without a threatening security presence.
“Every time you walk over to a vote — I was there 18 years — there’s somebody complaining about something and there are groups there of people complaining,” he said. “I’ve never seen this many people —it’s hard for me to judge exactly what they are doing.”
He was there during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which he said was a scary day that led to additional security measures at the building and these protest will likely as well.
The Springfield Republican said the president and his supporters need to accept that they lost.
“It’s a difficult day for the country and we have to get through this. We’re going to have to accept that there was a defeat and you need to move on,” he said.
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