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In reply to the discussion: When I am in a really down mood, I begin to wonder if we didn't let the [View all]Kid Berwyn
(21,863 posts)34. Golden Opportunity to set the record for history was lost.
Make the Congresswoman and McCarthy go on record, LIVE.
CNN: Trump Refused to Call Off Attackers
New details about Trump-McCarthy shouting match show Trump refused to call off the rioters
By Jamie Gangel, Kevin Liptak, Michael Warren and Marshall Cohen, CNN
Updated 6:50 PM ET, Fri February 12, 2021
In an expletive-laced phone call with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy while the Capitol was under attack, then-President Donald Trump said the rioters cared more about the election results than McCarthy did.
"Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are," Trump said, according to lawmakers who were briefed on the call afterward by McCarthy.
McCarthy insisted that the rioters were Trump's supporters and begged Trump to call them off.
Trump's comment set off what Republican lawmakers familiar with the call described as a shouting match between the two men. A furious McCarthy told the President the rioters were breaking into his office through the windows, and asked Trump, "Who the f--k do you think you are talking to?" according to a Republican lawmaker familiar with the call.
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/12/politics/trump-mccarthy-shouting-match-details/index.html
Under oath and on prime time TV, along with those who attended the meetings to stand down the National Guard, etc. etc. etc.
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When I am in a really down mood, I begin to wonder if we didn't let the [View all]
Atticus
May 2021
OP
You make good points, I should've said that only a % behaved like savages
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#37
The Insurrection has opened the door and exposed the RW domestic terrorist movement.
Baked Potato
May 2021
#9
I have very little doubt that none of the insurrection leaders will face any penalty
Poiuyt
May 2021
#15
When some harsh prison terms are given and people are being made an example of what
Pepsidog
May 2021
#20