James Lankford’s vote on January 6 sparks backlash in Trump country

Sen. James Lankford stood on the Senate floor in the afternoon of January 6, explaining why he opposed certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory. He said that there was a “constitutional crisis in our country” not because many Republicans rejected the election’s verdict, but because “millions of Americans are being told to sit down and shut up.”Sen. James Lankford stood on the Senate floor in the afternoon of January 6, explaining why he opposed certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory. He said that there was a “constitutional crisis in our country” not because many Republicans rejected the election’s verdict, but because “millions of Americans are being told to sit down and shut up.”