This is so unAmerican. I condemn any of this violence that`s happening in the Capitol right now. I could not be sadder and more disappointed with the way our country looks at this very moment. People are getting hurt. Anyone involved in this, if you`re hearing me, you`re being very loud out in clear, this is not the American way. This is not protected by the First Amendment. This must stop now. I spoken to the President. I asked him to talk to the nation to tell him to stop this. This is not who we are.
Kevin McCarthy: “This is so unAmerican. I condemn any of this violence that`s happening in the Capitol right now. I could not be sadder…”
On the recordJune 8, 2022
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Condemning the violence at the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection and urging the President to intervene.
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