In his first remarks on the Senate floor since the Capitol attack, Republican leader Mitch McConnell gave his most vocal condemnation yet of the violence that broke out two weeks ago and led to five deaths.
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I do not think it is possible to look back on our recent national elections and subsequent events and not conclude that our country is at a crossroads. That could be an alarming prospect but for the fact that it is not unfamiliar terrain.
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) is one of President-elect Joe Biden’s closest allies and the chairman of his inaugural committee. But after a violent mob swarmed the Capitol earlier this month, he’s not sure about one aspect of Biden’s swearing-in this week. “I, for one, would much rather see [the swearing-in] done inside for security purposes ― in the rotunda, or in the hall of the House, for that matter,” Clyburn said during an.
Senator
Tim Scott of South Carolina opposes the impeachment of
Donald Trump, reflecting a long history of the junior senator caping for a white supremacist who just incited a deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection in the White House.
Now is the time for Scott to do his job, hold this president accountable, and decide exactly which side he is on.
With the House impeaching Trump for a second time this time for “incitement of insurrection” in a 232-197 vote, with 10 Republicans voting with the Democrats the Senate will have a trial to decide whether to convict Trump. On Jan. 12, a day before the historic vote, Scott made his feelings about impeachment known.