Before Election Day, NOTUS reported that Democrats were gravely worried about Jan. 6, 2025. One even said they had put together an “insurrectionist getaway costume” in case they needed to make a covert escape from the Capitol building.
But even before a threatened snowstorm promised a quiet — and perhaps sparsely attended — certification, lawmakers were not concerned about their safety. (A spokesperson for Speaker Mike Johnson said the certification process would take place “in accordance with federal law,” despite the weather. )
“Donald Trump won. So it’ll be all ice cream and puppy dogs,” Democratic Rep. Jim Himes told NOTUS. “If Donald Trump lost, I’d be wearing body armor right now and that says something about the asymmetry of our politics.”