Beto O'Rourke: “His effort to incite an insurrection against the country's…”

“You know, that should be damning in and of itself. And for me, it is even worse. And, you know, this wasn't the case in 2018, but it certainly was in 2021, His effort to incite an insurrection against the country's government in which he serves to try to overturn a lawfully, fairly, democratically decided election. My opinion, that should bar him from any public service and really should prompt an investigation by the Department of Justice into his role in that insurrection attempt on the 6th of January, 2021.” (13:53–14:05)

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