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Feb 2022
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GOP Leadership Divided Over Jan. 6th

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Republican Leaders Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy are at odds over the recent RNC censure of two GOP lawmakers. CNN Senior Political Analyst & Reality Check host John Avlon explains which Republicans are siding with McConnell and what they’re saying about the January 6th insurrection. With the midterms only months away, the last thing the GOP needs is another civil war over former president Donald Trump.

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