Ilhan Omar: “I remember McCarthy and Mitch McConnell actually being the ones that…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2021

I remember McCarthy and Mitch McConnell actually being the ones that really wanted to go back, to send a message to not allow these people to win.

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Omar recalled McCarthy and McConnell's initial desire to return to the Capitol after the insurrection.

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