It was reported by ConservativeBrief that an outgoing Republican governor has cast aspersions at former President Donald Trump, becoming the latest GOP leader to blame him for the Jan. 6, 2020 riot at the U.S. Capitol Building. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchison, who is also a former GOP congressman, made the claim in a Sunday interview with CNN host Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”
He also implored his party to allegedly stop downplaying the events of that day and admit Trump has “responsibility” for what happened.
“According to a Washington Post survey, 63% of Republicans who embraced the big lie about the election are running for statewide positions throughout the United States,” Tapper said, likely a reference to claims by Trump that the 2020 election was “rigged” and “stolen” from him.
“Are you worried at all about individuals who embrace the big lie and support the notion of elections? Are you worried about them elected into positions where they could potentially warp and undermine legitimate election results?” Tapper queried.
“Well, what worries me is that they’re not demonstrating leadership. Whenever you’re running for office, that’s whenever you start about the future, and you help educate the voters as to what happened on January 6, and you make this about the future,” Hutchison, who is in the last year of his final term, said.
“We’re going to win. I feel comfortable with the GOP in the short term. We’re going to have a good 2022,” he added.
“I’m excited about the elections, but at the same time, if we want to be a party of strength over the long term, then we’ve got to not diminish and minimize the consequences of January 6, and this last week was a time of reflection on that, and over the coming years, it’s going to get worse, not better, and so we have to, one, make sure we show that that was unacceptable, we have to define it in the right way,” Hutchison continued, adding: “It was an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power.”
“Thirdly, we have to make sure we are clear that President Trump did have some responsibility for that. Beyond that, let’s move on. Let’s talk about our future, and I think that’s how a candidate runs for office,” he said.
As has been reported a number of times, mostly by conservative media, Trump never implored his supporters to violently attack the U.S. Capitol Building, but rather urged them to “peacefully” assemble to make their voices heard.
I shared a photo of a Trump supporter wearing a red Trump hat, telling an Antifa guy to quit banging on a window of the State’s Capitol latest year to keep them from breaking the window to get in. Motifs is not a Trump supporter.