'...at the end of the day, there's no other option right now in the Republican Party.'
Rep. Peter Meijer addresses reporters during a press conference on June 23, 2021 to introduce the Conservative Climate Caucus
During an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," host Chuck Todd cited Sen. Lindsey Graham , who following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol briefly"In the words of Lindsey Graham, 'Enough is enough.' I'm out of here, right? I'm done with this. The party is going to move on. Trump's gonna be left behind. Boy, did that not happen. Why do you think that didn't happen?" Todd asked Meijer.
He pointed to the party's pair of losses in the Georgia Senate runoff races and actions taken by President Biden during his first year in office. "So that gave the rallying signal. That created a very steep divide. And at the end of the day, there's no other option right now in the Republican Party," he added.Pressed by Todd on why Republicans "can't seem to kick their Trump habit" and why it is not the responsibility of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell , Meijer cited the stark polarization between the two parties."We have a two-party system.
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