While most Americans will be celebrating Independence Day with cookouts and fireworks, former Sen. Claire McCaskill said she plans on starting a new (and very strange) family tradition this year.
Asked by MSNBC’s Willie Geist on Friday about the upcoming holiday weekend, the Democrat said, “We’re going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we’re going to watch" The New York Times’s 40-minute video about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
McCaskill: "We’re going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we’re going to watch" video of the Capitol riot pic.twitter.com/P4iWH1EWOz
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) July 2, 2021
Needless to say, the comment stunned social media users.
Why are these people so miserable? Go watch fireworks! https://t.co/3cVhnD0MaB
— Irene Armendariz-Jackson For Congress (@ArmendarizDis16) July 2, 2021
This is so stupid. Like so stupid. https://t.co/eJaHAAdw5z
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) July 2, 2021
That’s a weird family tradition. https://t.co/1ifgIKBpSo
— Navjot Pal Kaur (@NavjotforNY) July 2, 2021
My jaw dropped when I saw this this morning. It was so weird. https://t.co/BSaPOf9MlA
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) July 2, 2021
The awkward moment of silence following what she says is beautiful. https://t.co/VGWWk5OWiF
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) July 2, 2021
Earlier in the program McCaskill compared Jan. 6 to the Benghazi terror attack.
"I don't want to minimize the loss of life in Benghazi, or the problems around the security of those locations … but let's compare and contrast those two events, and which is more foundation-shaking to our democracy," she said.
Former politician @clairecmc: "I don’t want to minimize the loss of life in Benghazi" but the Capitol riot was worse pic.twitter.com/GGE6bFtxsB
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) July 2, 2021