the attack on the capitol. high-ranking lifelong republicans, notable members of the former president s staff, detailing how he watched television as the violent assault unfolded. officials say he never called law enforcement or the pentagon to put an end to the violence. and while video evidence showed rioters hanging on every word from the then-president, we learned that trump initially refused to use the word peace when he finally sent a tweet to that mob. it was the then-vice president, mike pence, who ultimately called in the national guard as rioters were chanting to hang him. previous testimony revealed president trump thought pence, quote, deserved those chants. last night we learned that members of mike pence s security detail called loved ones in the midst of it because they feared they wouldn t make it out of the capitol safe and alive. to hear that was just stunning. and last night republican congressman adam kinzinger wrapped up the hearing with this messag
when they met, they came up with this agreement, didn t they, with the term no limits. that no limits is a ringing phrase, isn t it? that is a ringing phrase. i think it pays when president xi says these things, he means them. and we ought to listen hard. so i think that relationship is very clear. the chinese are helping the russians of ukraine by buying oil. they are on the front foot beating the russian drum and selling the russian narrative around ukraine. and doing it without any sense of irony. this is a country that spends a lot of time banging on about sovereignty and territorial integrity. here is the most egregious example of someone tearing it up in europe. and chinese keep on selling selling their snake oil around the world. so yeah, it feels pretty tight, but it s not an equal partnership. and ukraine has made it less
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