John Bresnahan Helps Us Understand What The Hell Just Happened
A veteran congressional reporter shares his firsthand experience of the pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol.
January 8, 2021
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John Bresnahan Helps Us Understand What The Hell Just Happened
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John Bresnahan Helps Us Understand What The Hell Just Happened
Summary
John Bresnahan has covered Congress for decades, recently as Politico’s Capitol Hill bureau chief and now as co-founder of Punchbowl News. He describes what he saw from inside the building as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol this week — and what implications the searing event could have going forward.
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