‘I’m bitter’ Trump didn’t pay a higher political price for January 6

Claire McCaskill, an MSNBC contributor and former Democratic U.S. senator, said on Monday’s “Deadline” that she felt “bitter” that President-elect Donald Trump did not pay a “higher political price” for what which he did on January 6.

McCaskill said: “Well, today has certainly been a bittersweet day. And frankly, I’m bitter. I mean, I’m bitter that a higher political price wasn’t paid for what Donald Trump did on January 6th. Something is broken and we need to recognize it. And the other thing we have to keep in mind, Nicolle, is that Donald Trump didn’t win 50% of the vote. It is an equally divided country. It’s about half and half. And a large portion of those who voted for Donald Trump ignored everything except the fact that they don’t like the status quo. The anti-incumbency campaign was real. It’s real all over the world. The Covid hangover, the inflation and the pain people are feeling, and frankly a lot of immigration models around the world have made people feel like things are out of control and they don’t want to of the status quo. They didn’t want someone who was close to the outgoing president, if he wasn’t seen as such. That doesn’t mean they agree with everything Donald Trump stands for.”

She continued: “We cannot disconnect. We need to listen. 50% of the country agrees with us. 50% of the country doesn’t want it.”

McCaskill added: “So there’s work to be done here, and you know, together we’re going to do it. Others on this network will do it, but the people of this country need to decide that they don’t stop fighting just because Donald Trump won the electoral college and that’s what Kamala Harris stood for today. today, and she did it with a smile. his face. I couldn’t be more proud of her.

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