“What is going on with this country? What is wrong with this country—that people so easily buy into these horrendously false assertions made by people on the make? Joe, Mika, I’ve got to tell you, sitting here listening to it, thinking about it, thinking about your grandchildren—it’s depressing,” says Barnicle during a conversation that began with news of a federal judge having squarely placed the blame for the January 6 Capitol attack on Donald Trump, suggesting that the former president’s role in seeding lies about the 2020 election—and the impact it had on his followers—has been an under-appreciated part of the entire situation, as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was confronted by CBS’ Margaret Brennan over his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election results and for continuing to spin lies about the integrity of the vote.
Nov 22, 2021
