On Wednesday, January 6, while the Capitol Building of the United States of America was being stormed by supporters of President Trump, where 5 people died including one police officer, and other police officers were wounded, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, a Republican, issued a statement via press release at 4:48pm. It reads:

Statement from Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro
Following the events occurring in Washington, D.C.

“This mayhem must stop, and it must stop now. America doesn’t resort to chaos or violence, and we don’t encourage or invite it. Every leader, in every office, from every corner of this country must call for this to end and disperse immediately.

“The events unfolding at the U.S. Capitol this afternoon do not represent who we are as an American people. While we would never suppress vigorous debate and the right to protest – our country, after all, was founded on the right of its citizens to voice their opinions – the violence witnessed today is wrong and unacceptable, and it must come to an end.”