The big lie candidates
Today on Post Reports, the GOP candidates spreading the so-called \u201cbig lie,\u201d and how the Jan. 6 committee hopes to educate Americans about what really happened. Plus, the United States has sent weapons to Ukraine \u2014 but now the troops need tech support.
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J.R. Majewski marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and tweeted a photo with the caption: \u201cIt\u2019s going down on 1/6.\u201d Last month, he won the Republican nomination in an Ohio congressional district along Lake Erie.
A Washington Post analysis found that across the country, more than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump\u2019s false election claims. As many Americans are tuning in to watch the Jan. 6 committee hearings on Capitol Hill this week, where even the people closest to Trump are testifying that they tried to warn him his election fraud claims were false, The Post\u2019s Amy Gardner reports that it\u2019s almost become a prerequisite in GOP primaries to embrace Trump\u2019s election denialism.
Also on the show: The U.S. has sent powerful antitank weapons, called Javelins, to Ukrainian troops on the front lines. But, as Alex Horton reports, the customer service on these weapons leaves something to be desired.