GOP Leader McCarthy Calls January 6 Attack "Atrocious," Says He Will Meet with Officer Michael Fanone

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy calls the January 6 attack on the Capitol "atrocious" and says the rioters should be and are being held "accountable." However, he declines to criticize comments made by some of his conference members at an Oversight Committee hearing on the attack equating the rioters with tourists walking around the building. Asked if he would meet with Officer Michael Fanone, who suffered a heart attack after being separated from his fellow officers and beaten by the rioters on the West Front of the Capitol, Leader McCarthy says he would like to meet with him. close