WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference after a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill February 1, 2022 in Washington, DC.
McConnell told reporters he disagrees with fo WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is going against the Republican National Committee calling the Jan.
6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a "violent insurrection."In a clip of the press conference from C-SPAN, McConnell explained "‘It was a violent insurrection with the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election."The RNC has come under fire for its perspective regarding Jan.
6, where supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers were certifying President Joe Biden’s win.