“I’m furious,” one GOP lawmaker told The Hill.
“I think there is some concern growing not recognizing the historic nature of what happened to our democracy on Wednesday. And just doubling down on the hard-right type of message during that moment was troublesome,” another member said.
ADVERTISEMENT
More than five GOP lawmakers who spoke to The Hill said that with the exception of House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney
Cheney, the highest-ranking GOP woman in the House, is so far the only member of leadership to directly denounce President Trump
“We just had a violent mob assault the Capitol in an attempt to prevent those from carrying out our Constitutional duty. There is no question that the President formed the mob, the President incited the mob, the President addressed the mob. He lit the flame,” she tweeted.