Cruz's conduct, Escobar said in a tweet that mirrored the letter's message, "was seditious.
He must be held accountable and expelled from the Senate.".
He must be held accountable and expelled from the Senate. pic.twitter.com/80J2C8unfY — Rep. Veronica Escobar (@RepEscobar) January 16, 2021.
"In his effort to appease Donald Trump and his supporters," it continued, "Cruz encouraged these terrorists to wage armed insurrection against America.".
While Manchin says, he gets "along fine" with Cruz, "what he did was totally outside the realm of our responsibilities or our privileges.".
Progressives, meanwhile, have consistently called for both Hawley and Cruz to resign or be removed ever since last week's attack.
"Any Senator who stands up and supports the power of force over the power of democracy has broken their oath of office. »