Playing Politics: MAGA mobs storm the Capitol

Protests against the presidential election resulted in violence as Congress convened to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Scott Gillespie and John Rash.

January 6, 2021 at 10:40PM
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images/TNS) ORG XMIT: 5286529W
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Wednesday. (TNS - TNS/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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John Rash

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John Rash is an editorial writer and columnist. His Rash Report column analyzes media and politics, and his focus on foreign policy has taken him on international reporting trips to China, Japan, Rwanda, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Lithuania, Kuwait and Canada.

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Calls for de-escalation and toning down the rhetoric in recent days is exactly what was needed, even if it might have felt like capitulation.

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