WASHINGTON, D.C. —The United States House of Representatives convened on Wednesday and voted to impeach President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection,” after a violent mob of supporters stormed the Capitol building last week.

The resulting riot left five people dead.

The vote was 232 in favor and 197 opposed, with 10 Republicans crossing party lines to vote in favor of impeachment.

U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado, who represents New York's 19th Congressional District, which includes Sullivan County, was among those who voted in favor of impeachment.

“Joined by colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I voted today to protect and defend our democracy and the Constitution of the United States,” said Delgado. “With this vote, the House both affirmed and united around our nation's democratic principles — peaceful transition of power; equality under the law; one person, one vote. I'm calling on the Senate to follow our bipartisan example in the House and to act swiftly in order to defend our democracy from ongoing threats.”

Sullivan County Democratic Committee Chairman and Fallsburg Town Supervisor Steve Vegliante called the decision by Congress to impeach the president “totally justified.”

“I'm dismayed that this president will be impeached twice, but it's totally warranted, necessary and timely,” Vegliante said.

Speaking about his reaction to the images of rioters storming the Capitol on January 6, Vegliante said he felt scared, disgusted and shaken.

“In my lifetime I never thought I'd see Americans attacking our own Capitol. It was nothing short of domestic terrorism and sedition, in my mind. I encourage everyone to speak in truth. It's lies that brought us here and it's continued lies that empowered that crowd. We all have a responsibility to truthfully engage with our constituents. We can disagree on policies, but trading in truth is what's going to lead us out of this mess.”

Speaking about events in the Capitol last week, Sullivan County Republican Committee Chairman and Cochecton Town Supervisor Gary Maas said, “I think it was terrible. It was sad that it happened and it should never happen again.”

Maas said he did not believe that the election was stolen, as the president continues to allege without evidence, but his focus going forward would remain on advancing the Republican principles locally.

“I'm a realist. I supported Donald Trump, but the last few weeks have been hard to take,” Maas explained. “I'm focused on putting up and supporting local and county candidates, which will be the sheriff and county treasurer this coming year. The same goes for state legislature positions and congressional positions in the future. That's my job. Nationally, people can make their own decisions.”

When reached on Wednesday, former Sullivan County Republican Party Chairman Dick Coombe said he was “absolutely shocked, embarrassed and upset,” by the images of rioters storming the Capitol.

“[Trump] should be impeached and he should never hold office again,” Coombe stated.

Coombe served for years as the county's Republican Party Chairman and was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as regional assistant chief for the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Coombe explained how he felt the results of the national election didn't reflect enthusiasm for Biden as much as opposition to Trump and he wondered in which direction the Republican Party will go over the next two years.

“Some of [Trump's] policies were very good, but the actor was so terribly bad. They [the Republican Party] have to rid themselves of Trump and go back to the policies that he had articulated,” Coombe said. “There could be a silver lining in the sense that this was so bad, so awful, so historic, that maybe the moderates in both parties will get their act together and say ‘let's move on.'”