Just left the Senate chamber, where I witnessed senators’ real-time reactions to that presentation. A few notes.
—Sen. Booker put his hands over his eyes when video played of shooting thru House door
—Several senators rubbed their eyes during footage of officer being crushed
—Sen. Booker put his hands over his eyes when video played of shooting thru House door
—Several senators rubbed their eyes during footage of officer being crushed
More:
—Sen. Manchin shook his head when Trump said “we love you” to the rioters.
—Sen. Manchin shook his head when Trump said “we love you” to the rioters.
Lots of facial expressions were difficult to decipher with masks covering them, but senators were intently watching the screens inside the chamber and reacting as if they were watching it for the first time.
For those asking for Republican senators’ reactions: Our @politico seat in the chamber is right above the Democratic side, so it was easy for me to see, up close, how Democrats were reacting. Republicans were much farther away from me and it was difficult to decipher given masks.
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