Rice's unexpected decision elicited swift backlash from many Republicans in his Trump-loving district, promising to set up a high-profile test of whether his reputation as a reliable GOP team player could be wiped out by a single vote.

No one saw Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rice's vote for impeachment coming.

Rep. Nancy Mace got yelled at, insulted, threatened and locked down in her office while Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. She'd been a congresswoman for roughly 100 hours.

Mace joined six Republican congressmen in signing the letter which asked for Biden to stop House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, from removing Trump from office. 

S.C. congressional delegation members took to Twitter to declare their contempt toward the seizing of the Capitol.

"George Bush said to me today, 'You know, you're the savior because if you had not nominated Joe Biden, we would not be having this transfer of power today,'" Clyburn said. "He said to me, 'Joe Biden was the only one who could have defeated the incumbent president.'"