Capitol insurrection
Where Things Stand: ‘Vast Majority’ Of GOP Believes Trump Incited The Insurrection
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07.08.21 | 1:07 pm
They just don’t want to admit it.
It’s not as if you couldn’t speculate — we now know House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) blamed Trump for the insurrection the night it happened, only to crawl back to Trump’s side for the midterms. Several other prominent Republican leaders have taken similar about-face paths since January.