Freshman congressman recounts time at Capitol during riot

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas, District 4), one of the 140 congressmen who objected to certifying the November election, was inside the House chamber when rioters, who sought to stop the certification, breached the Capitol. Fallon recounted his ex

Fallon recounted his experience on Facebook.

“I JUST SAW COURAGE PERSONIFIED!!” the post reads.

“We were in the middle of debate when the Capitol Police came into the chamber and told us there had been a breach in the Capitol Building. At first they wanted us to remain in our seats in the House Chamber. The breach must have gotten worse because they started to evacuate. Then the mob literally reached the doors of the House Chamber and the Police were short-handed and I AM SO PROUD that Rep Tony Gonzalez, Rep Ronny Jackson, Rep Troy Nehls didn’t hesitate!!! We augmented the Police and stood our ground! We will never be intimated by any mob, regardless of their motivations.”

Fallon went on to say, “The mob reached the actual doors to the House Chamber and there was visible concern on everyone’s faces and yet we stood our ground. Tony Gonzalez and Troy Nehls were literally on the front lines with myself and Admiral Jackson directly behind them and beside Rep Mark Wayne Mullin (who promised he’d be the last person to leave-standing guard while other members, both Democrats & Republicans were being evacuated to safety) and Ken Buck from CO was there as well. We broke off furniture to make clubs to defend the US House of Representatives.” “Ronny looked over at me and declared, ‘I’m not going

“Ronny looked over at me and declared, ‘I’m not going anywhere!’ Tony and Troy looked back and nodded reassuringly. I remembered what Tim Grunhard (a center at Notre Dame) would say before a big game at home in South Bend. So I repeated it, “This IS OUR (meaning the people’s not the mob’s) House! And we’re gonna protect it!!!” No one flinched. No one!!!”

“I serve with heroes. My Texas GOP colleagues have been my friends and now they are my heroes!!!”

Fallon added, “We then helped the police barricade the set of doors we were guarding with a large piece of furniture and we had stepped to the side to place it there and that’s when the small pieces of glass went flying. “SHOTS FIRED!” Someone screamed. “Rounds fired, rounds fired!!” Shouted another. Those rounds, if that’s what caused that broken glass would have struck us just seconds before.”

“Please pray for a peaceful resolution. We must condemn any and all violence. We don’t yet know the facts yet. Who was responsible, the why etc...Right now I can report only that we are safe and that we’re at an undisclosed location...and so serve with heroes!!!!”

Fallon told WFAA, Dallas, “You cannot ever bow to the mob. You never bow to bullies. The people who came in there today were bullies and cowards.”

Fallon was one of the 140 congressmen in the house to object to the election certification.

“We must pushback and stand up for ALL Americans! If we don’t have free, honest and open elections then we are no longer a republic, we are no better than a banana republic,” Fallon wrote on Facebook.