Mitch McConnell actually said...

The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. And they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government.

Context

Mitch McConnell laid the blame for the Capitol insurrection on Donald Trump and others, stating that lies fed to the mob provoked their actions.

01/23/2021

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