Former Senator Claire McCaskill: "Capitol Riots Were Worse Than Benghazi"
Claire McCaskill and her family are starting a new Fourth of July ritual: watching a video of the U.S. Capitol insurrection on January 6. "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family. On the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch that video The New York Times put together of January 6," McCaskill said Friday during an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
McCaskill served as a two-term senator from Missouri before being defeated by Republican Josh Hawley in 2018. A year later, she became a political analyst for NBC and MSNBC. Earlier this week, the Times released a 40-minute video titled "Day of Rage" detailing the violent events in Washington, D.C. The video includes clips many of the rioters posted themselves to social media the afternoon of January 6, as well as police body-camera footage and radio communications from law enforcement.
Watch the video in which she clearly states on MSNBC that the "Capitol Riots" were way worse than Benghazi:
Our latest stories...Former politician @clairecmc: "I don’t want to minimize the loss of life in Benghazi" but the Capitol riot was worse pic.twitter.com/GGE6bFtxsB
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) July 2, 2021