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One month later, the Capitol riot has shaped the parties in vastly different ways
Feb. 5, 2021, 8:48 AM EST
By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Melissa Holzberg
WASHINGTON — It’s now been 30 days since the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, and what stands out to us are the completely different reactions the two parties have had to the events of Jan. 6.
Congressional Democrats (along with 10 Republicans) voted to impeach Donald Trump; they erected metal detectors to enter the House floor; they (along with 11 Republicans) took away Marjorie Taylor Greene’s committee assignments after revelations of her apparent support for violent rhetoric; and on Thursday night, they delivered personal remembrances of the attack.
But much of the GOP — minus some notable exceptions like Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. — has decided to largely move on.
They’ve opposed Trump’s impeachment on process grounds (arguing you can’t impeach and remove an ex-officeholder when history has shown us that you can); some have sidestepped the metal detectors; and they’ve defended Greene.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/one-month-later-capitol-riot-has-shaped-parties-vastly-different-n1256844