Dear San Franciscan,

I believe that the President's rhetoric incited an armed insurrection against America yesterday.  The gleeful desecration of the U.S. Capitol, which is the temple of our American democracy, and the violence targeting Congress are horrors that will forever stain our nation's history.  In my opinion, this was instigated by the President of the United States' words and actions.

In calling for this seditious act, the President has committed an unspeakable assault on our nation and our people.  I join the Senate Democratic Leader in calling for the Vice President to remove this president by immediately invoking the 25th amendment.  If the Vice President and the Cabinet do not act, the Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment.

Justice will be done to those who carried out these acts, which were acts of sedition and cowardice. Those whose purpose was to deter our responsibility failed.  They did not divert the Congress from our solemn constitutional purpose to validate the overwhelming election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President and Vice President of the United States.

Congresswoman Pelosi held her weekly press conference to discuss the assault on American democracy at the US Capitol.

Despite the desecration of our Capitol, we upheld the bedrock principle that the people are sovereign and that they hold the power to choose their leaders through the ballot, rejecting this attempted coup encouraged by the President's rhetoric.

The House worked through the evening and into the morning to validate the electoral count proclaiming Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the duly elected President and Vice President of the United States.