A report revealed Wednesday there’s bipartisan concern amid U.S. lawmakers that next week’s election may incite another round of political chaos or violence in Washington.
That Axios report, which cited more than a dozen representatives, comes on the heels of U.S. Capitol police ramping up security to an “unprecedented” level, as Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) explained it to the website.
The added security protocols include the U.S. military and Capitol officers conducting a highly-visible “casualty evacuation exercise” on Monday that saw three helicopters land next to the building that houses Congress. There’s also been a large fence erected around the Capitol complex.
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) said her fears that there may be another round of violence akin to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot is something that sits on her mind regularly.
“If [Trump] wins, he and his violent supporters will be emboldened. And if he loses, I worry they will be worse than four years ago,” she told Axios. “I think about it a lot.”