House Minority Whip Steve Scalise
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Scalise told Jonathan “This Week” presenter Jonathan Karl that during a visit to Florida, a visit to Florida to the former president, he was raising money when asked if he was talking to Trump about the responsibility for a crowd of his supporters confirming the Capitol during Congress’ official election college President Biden
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“I was in fundraising in Florida in a number of parts of Florida, ended up on Mar-a-Lago and the president came out and we visited it,” Scalise said. ‘I’ve not seen him since he left the White House, and it was actually good to catch up with him. I noticed that he was much more relaxed than his four years in the White House. ”
“It was a conversation more about how he’s going now and what he plans to do and how his family is doing,” Scalise said.
Karl later referred to comments by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
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Scalise replied that “there is a lot of debt to go around.”
“At the end of the day, the people who stormed the Capitol on January 6, it was a disgrace and they should be held accountable,” Scalise said.
“It’s obvious,” Karl replied. “I’m asking about the role of Donald Trump in this.”
Scalise then switched to the topic of Trump’s second indictment, where defense attorneys showed a mashup video of Democrats using the word ‘fight’ in political speeches in connection with Trump’s ‘fight like hell’ phrase used during a speech just before rioters stormed the Capitol.
‘All they’ve done since day one [he] office step in trying to accuse him, ”Scalise said.
“Are you saying he does not bear responsibility then?” Ask Karl.
“Look, President Trump has denounced what happened, and I think everyone should have been unequivocal in condemning what happened not only on January 6, but also during the summer,” Scalise said, referring to protests. which last year sometimes became violent after several deaths of Black Americans under the hands of the police.
“Let’s generally go and say anyone who uses violence to settle political disputes, there is no place for it in America, and it should be disputed unequivocally,” Scalise said.