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The GOP of Political Cowards
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The GOP of Political Cowards

Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell told Republican leaders that Trump was responsible for the January 6 Insurrection, but then lacked the courage to take action.

In the days following the January 6 Insurrection, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy told GOP colleagues that Trump was responsible for the attack on the Capitol. McCarthy even boasted that he would tell Trump to resign immediately, while McConnell said, “If this isn’t impeachable, I don’t know what is.” Unfortunately the two top GOP leaders in Congress lacked the political courage to publicly oppose Trump and refused to support impeachment.

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