Rep. Chip Roy says he may have signed his "political death warrant" in vote against objection

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Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, who represents Kerr County, condemned protesters who stormed the U.S. Capitol and offered a rebuke of President Donald Trump for inciting the violent behavior that unfolded on Wednesday. 


During a speech Wednesday night after the House of Representatives, Roy said there was no defense of the attack against the U.S. Capitol, but his strongest words — on which he drew applause — were saved for Trump. 


“And the president should have never spun up certain Americans into believing something that cannot be,” said Roy, who represents the 21st Congressional District and who is based in Austin. “I applaud House leadership of both parties for bringing us back to do our job, which is to count the electors and no more.”


While railing against positions held by Democrats, Roy saved equal passion for his Republican colleagues, who had fomented objections against certifying the 2020 election in favor of Joe Biden, who won the popular vote and Electoral College.


“Now many of my colleagues were poised to vote to insert Congress into the constitutionally prescribed decision making of the states by rejecting the sole official electors sent to us by each of the states of the union,” Roy said. “I hope they will reconsider. I can tell you that I was not going, and I will not be voting to reject the electors, and that vote may well sign my political death warrant, but so be it.”


After protesters stormed the chambers of the Senate and offices of members of Congress, shaken leaders came together late Wednesday and into early Thursday morning to ratify the vote for Biden. Roy had joined a group of other conservatives to thwart the effort to object, which was led by Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. 


“I swore an oath to uphold the constitution of the United States and I will not bend its words into contortions for personal political expediency,” Roy said. 



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