Why McCarthy, McConnell want you to forget about Jan. 6 riot
It may seem impossible to imagine now, but there was a time not long ago when Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell were angry with Donald Trump. It was just after the invasion of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6. "The president bears responsibility," McCarthy, the Republican leader in the House, said back then. "The mob was fed lies," McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, said. "They ...
by Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2021
3 minutes
It may seem impossible to imagine now, but there was a time not long ago when Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell were angry with Donald Trump.
It was just after the invasion of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6.
"The president bears responsibility," McCarthy, the Republican leader in the House, said back then.
"The mob was fed lies," McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, said. "They were provoked by the president."
That was then; this is now.
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