CNN CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto February 9, 2022 15:08:00
Publicly? >> reporter: they're really trying to avoid this topic altogether. even though mitch mcconnell did call out the rnc, he does not want this to be a discussion for the party up to the midterms. he wants to redraw a line in the sand and move forward and relitigate on what biden is doing. kevin mccarthy also thinks they should not focus on this issue, but he doesn't want to separate himself from donald trump, because a lot of his ideals align with donald trump and taking back the house majority. when i asked mcconnell about this, whether it was appropriate for them to say that, he defend...