News Republican leader Mitch McConnell: Attack at the Capitol was ‘provoked by the president’ January 19, 2021January 19, 2021Christal Hayes, USA TODAYComments Off on Republican leader Mitch McConnell: Attack at the Capitol was ‘provoked by the president’ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the attack at the U.S. Capitol was "provoked by the president."