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Mitch McConnell: “Let me give you my view of what happened January the 6th, and we all were here. We saw it happen. It was a violent…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2022
Let me give you my view of what happened January the 6th, and we all were here. We saw it happen. It was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. The issue is whether or not the RNC should be sort of singling out members of our party who may have different views from the majority. That's not the job of the RNC.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Mitch McConnell describes the events of January 6th as a violent insurrection and critiques the RNC's actions towards party members with differing views.

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