“You were Speaker of the House on January 6th. We spoke that day. We were live on the air for more than ten hours or so, and I remember our conversation vividly, because you called on the president, to come forward, come before the cameras, and ask for the violence to stop. And you said, this should be a moment that brings us together, not divides us. But it’s almost like the rhetoric’s gotten hotter since then….Does Donald Trump bear some responsibility for that? Does he need to change his rhetoric?...Did you say that to Donald Trump today? Did you say, look, we need to think about the kind of rhetoric we have here? We can set a standard here.””
— CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell to Rep. Kevin McCarthy on live coverage of President Joe Biden’s remarks on first assassination attempt on Donald Trump, July 14, 2024.
