According to Alex Jones, the Secret Service initially planned to escort him through thousands of President Donald Trump's supporters present at this speech in Ellipse.
As a live stream video apparently captured the 'blackout' in Vatican City, social media users tried to establish a link between the power outage and US election fraud.
Apart from Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Republican senator from Missouri Josh Hawley has also faced massive criticism for his role in inciting Capitol riot.
A widely circulated video showed the lawmakers seated in a packed room, where they were escorted from the protesters that stormed inside the government building.