accepts political violence as a norm? are we going to be a nation where we allow election officials to overturn the legally expressed will of the people? are we going to be a nation that lives not by the light of the truth but in the shadow of lies? we cannot allow ourselves to be that kind of nation. the way forward is to recognize the truth and to live by it. starting later this hour, more than a dozen democratic senators will speak about the anniversary on the senate floor. at noon/9:00 pacific, house speaker nancy pelosi will lead a moment of silence, then speak on the house floor. this afternoon, a number of house democrats will give testimonials on what they experienced that day, and this evening there will be a prayer vigil on the stems of the capitol. with me to start off our coverage is capitol hill correspondent leigh ann caldwell and car roll author of i aonly can fix it, donald trump s final year bootry swann, national correspondent for politico an andy glaud
I m jld idea is. you just saw president biden speaking at the first of many ceremonies marking one of the darkest days in american history, one year ago today a violent mob egged on by former president donald trump s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen stormed the u.s. capitol to try and stop congress from certifying joe biden s victory. they failed, but one year later, the former president and his allies continue to spread the lies that led to the deadly insurrection. just moments ago, president biden gave this stark warning about the state of our democracy. so at this moment, we must decide what kind of nation are we going to be? are we going to be a nation that