upset about is that they've -- what they've publicly said ever since. that what happened that day somehow wasn't the fault of donald trump and his allies, that what happened really wasn't a big deal, that all of this is being overhyped. this would be a good time for these hosts to use their platforms to tell the american people the truth. just like they were privately texting mark meadows the truth on that terrible day. that the president's inaction hurt us all. that he should have done more. that he should have pushed to stop the violence. but i have to say, their silence is deafening. i just also want to remind my colleagues what one lawmaker texted to mark meadows after the january 6th attack, let me quote, yesterday was a terrible day. we tried everything we could in our objection to the six states. i'm sorry that nothing worked, end quote. think about that. a lawmaker is apologizing for