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Mace says Trump's legacy 'entirely wiped out' the day after the Capitol attack
The day after the January 6 Capitol attack, Mace told a local TV station that the riot had erased everything Republicans had accomplished under President Trump.
On January 7, 2021, the day after the Capitol attack, Mace told WCSC:
"Every accomplishment that Republicans have had over the last four years of President Trump's presidency has been entirely wiped out and where do we go from here?"
The statement was made as Congress reconvened to certify the 2020 presidential election results following the previous day's breach.
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