suggest that those who were involved in the january 6th are some kind of hero? no. there will be no effort on my part to whitewash january 6th. thank you, lindsey. senate minority whip john thune referred to his past comments condemning the january 6th violence and questioned trump s decision to keep focusing on that day. the south dakota republican told nbc news, quote, it s living in the past. i think more people want to hear about things you re going to do in the future better and brighter for them. how to make it better and bright r for them. texas senator john cornyn who previously held the number two spot in the senate republican leadership, told nbc news, quote, people who violated the law should be prosecuted, and they have been. here s more reaction from republicans nbc news caught up with on capitol hill. i have not seen this. i don t i don t know exactly what you re talking about.
mainstream voice to appeal to independents, moderates and others who might keep an open mind about both sides or looking at that big night? was she a good choice in your view politically? no. no. i mean and here s the thing. would he had for a long time this belief of, hey, the person who gives the rebuttal to the state of the union, they re the up and coming person in the party. marco rubio worried that with his hamster impression of being thirsty and drinking and not knowing what he was supposed to do. sarah huckabee sanders continues living in the past and think that the rebuttal to the state of the union is going to do something for them. she s probably not going to ascend any higher than the governorship she has now. not that that s a bad thing, but she didn t say anything that s going to resonate from the public. nobody wants to hear about woke mobs. they want to make sure their school is open, make sure their inflation they want to hear about eggs. she spent her time talki
on the other hand, you talk about turning the page and thinking what next. is that tension reconcilable in terms of how to move forward with the now what philosophy in this report? there s a couple different split screens here. republicans on the one hand would love to move forward and would love to tell democrats to stop living in the past. but the former president is living in the past. he s the one that wants to keep relitigating this. and current candidate. and current candidate, excuse me. and you mention liz cheney and she s essentially been chased out of the party. there s a lot happening there. but the split screen with the fact the senate without incident passed with broad bipartisan support the electoral count act today. so there is a sort of recognition at some level these things are important that had to be done and were unquestionable. because even people that opposed the omnibus were doing it on grounds of $1.7 trillion spending, not on this reform. even as they gru