6:16 p.m. ET, January 18, 2021
Nearly 100 young Republicans pen letter to GOP lawmakers: We believe that there must be a change in course
From CNN s Rachel Janfaza
Nearly 100 young Republicans have signed onto a letter urging Republican lawmakers to take responsibility for enabling the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6. In the final days of Trump’s presidency, young Republicans are asking Republican leaders to reflect on the future of their party.
“We believe that the viability of the Republican Party in the long term requires a complete separation from the incitement we saw from our leaders,” the group writes in its letter, titled “A Letter From the Next Generation of Republicans.”
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