Analysis: For a moment, Kevin McCarthy fretted about GOP rhetoric. It passed.
before since Trump arrived on the scene, that it was easier to let things get a little bit worse than to expend the political capital to make them a whole lot better?Within a week of the riot, the House was moving forward with an impeachment of Trump for his role in the riot. McCarthy, who had joined the majority of his caucus in supporting challenges to state election results in the hours after the riot, again publicly joined with House Republicans in opposing the effort.
“It does not matter if you are liberal, moderate or conservative. All of us must resist the temptation of further polarization,” McCarthyon Jan. 13, 2021. “ … I understand for some, this call for unity may ring hollow. But times like these are when we must remember who we are as Americans and what we as a nation stand for. And as history shows, unity is not an option, it’s a necessity. It is as necessary today as it was at the start of our country.
A few months after that, Gonzalez — who, along with Cheney, was one of 10 House Republicans to support Trump’s impeachment — announced his decision not to seek reelection. “We’ve learned the wrong lesson as a party,” he told the Times, “but beyond that, and more importantly, it’s horribly irresponsible and destructive for the country.”Comment
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