It used to be about -- all this high dollar donors and this organization was about cutting taxes and regulation, letting the chips fall where they may. Now the narrative is that something is being stolen from you, right? The big lie, the…

It is up to Kevin McCarthy and other Republican leaders to say no, that is not the direction of this party.

What Donald Trump did there was not simply a failure to condemn. It was to further a permission structure that violence in the face of your political grievance is now permissible.

Donald Trump has created a permission structure. He is the leader of today’s Republican Party, the loudest voice in the room, until somebody pushes him off the seat.

Donald Trump has created a permission structure of violent behavior within today`s Republican Party.

It will lead to more violence.

You will see them play offense more on the culture wars and on the grievance politics.

Members of Congress face threats fairly routinely. But I think it`s clear we`re seeing an escalation of that.

The House is no longer a serious institution under Republican control.

I expect this to go to court. I expect this to be litigated. I expect Donald Trump to draft a petition for an emergency injunction.

Democrats in the House have to realize this is unfortunately all on them, though it shouldn’t have to be.