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public and stop this. kevin mccarthy was not the only republican calling on donald trump to put an end to the violence on that day. in fact, we have learned that at least 11 other republican members of congress reach out to the white house, or at least made some kind of public statement that day to implore the president to do something. to do anything to stop the violence. in fact, his eldest son, don jr., texted then white house chief of staff, mark meadows saying, he's got to condemn this asap. the capitol police tweet is not enough. and he has to lead now. it is gone too far. it i...

you probably won't hear him talk this way again. but, i want to play this for you. this was with the top house republican, kevin mccarthy said on live television back on january six, 2021, as the attack on the capital was unfolding in realtime. >> i've spoken to the president. i asked him to talk to the nation, and don't stop this. i told him we need to talk to the nation. i told him what was happening right then. i was very clear with the president when i called him. this has to stop. he's gotta go to the american public and tell them to stop it. >> he has to go to the american publ...

go to the american public and tell them to stop this. >> he has to go to the american public and stop this.me kevin mccarthy was not the only republican callings on donald trump to put an end to the violence that day. we learned 11 other republicans congresswe reached out to the white house or made some kind of public statement that day to implore the president to do something, to do anything to stop the violence. in fact, his eldest son, don jr. texted then white house chief of staff mark meadows saying, he's got to condemn this asap. the capitol police tweet is not enough. and he h...

i don't mean to get all preachy about it. it's no sure thing. whatever they come up with will likely be less than what democrats want and a tough sell in the red states. they are looking at bolstering checks on 18 to 21-year-olds who want to buy semiautomatic weapons, red flag laws, school security, and mental health care. the white house says president joe biden is optimistic on negotiations and believes, quote, any step is a step forward. and you only have to listen to this to know how crucial all this is. a fourth grade teacher shot in his classroom in uvalde. every one of his stu...

and we'll see you tomorrow night. a big show to get to tonight. thanks so much. this is "don lemon tonight," and we are at a very critical point in this country right now. a crucial point, as a matter of fact. a moment when we get to decide whether we're going to do something about the gun violence that is killing more and more americans every day, even if it's only a first step, or do nothing and just watch more and more funerals, more and more families torn apart. this could be the moment. i don't want to get preachy about it but it could be the moment. a bipartisan group of senato...