we also learned the mob s chants of hang mike pence erupted after a rioter broadcast a trump tweet about pence s decision to certify the election results. the committee revealing trump s shocking reaction. and aware of the rioters chants to hang mike pence, the president responded with this sentiment, quote, maybe our supporters have the right idea. mike pence, quote, deserves it. i m joined now by former democratic senator from minnesota and host of the al franken podcast, al franken. senator, thanks so much for being with us. we appreciate it as always. thank you, jim, for having me. absolutely. how do you think the committee did in that first prime time hearing? what was your assessment? i was very impressed, especially impressed with cheney. she gave i thought she did a devastating job. she laid out the case and not just the case, but the stakes of it. i think she showed that it wasn t just that one day, that this was a multiweek expeconspi. i think the conspi
pornd message to be telling the american people. almost two third of republican voters believe it was. it wasn t. i think that if you re a leader and i know that i have former republican colleagues who know that it wasn t stolen who won t say it, and i wish they would. all right, former senator al franken, always grlad to have yu on. appreciate the straight talk. thank you, jim. you can catch senator franken on the only former senator on tour tour, that s al franken s tour. you can get the details at alfranken.com. coming up. as americans we all have a duty to ensure that what happened on january 6th never happens again. and how can we do that when that message isn t reaching millions of americans watching fox? we ll discuss that with a former fox news correspondent next. you re live in the cnn newsroom.