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Mitch McConnell: “The United States and the United States Congress have faced down much greater threats than the unhinged crowd we saw…”

On the recordJanuary 7, 2022
The United States and the United States Congress have faced down much greater threats than the unhinged crowd we saw today. They tried to disrupt our democracy. They failed.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Mitch McConnell reflects on the January 6th attack, emphasizing that it was an attempt to disrupt democracy.

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