McConnell blames Trump for having 'provoked' the mob that stormed the Capitol [View all]
Source: Washington Post
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday pointedly blamed Trump for having “provoked” the violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Speaking on the Senate floor, McConnell noted that the Senate was meeting for the first time since that day, when Congress ultimately finished counting the electoral votes that cemented Biden’s victory.
“The mob was fed lies,” McConnell said. “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 which they did not like. But we pressed on, we stood together and said an angry mob would not get veto power over the rule of law in our nation.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), among the senators who led the challenge of electoral votes in states Biden won, was presiding at McConnell spoke. McConnell said Biden enters office without “a mandate for sweeping ideological change,” calling him “a presidential candidate who said he’d represent everyone.” McConnell, soon to be the chamber’s minority leader, said Republicans will pursue bipartisan agreements where they can.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/19/inauguration-biden-trump-live-updates/#link-GTQ6V2EQ5RHQJFCSXRB7HWY6JY
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.@senatemajldr on the U.S. Capitol Attack: "The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people."
12:14 PM · Jan 19, 2021
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