 July 14, 2021 | by Chris Cillizza and Lauren Dezenski Megyn Kelly is dead wrong about January 6  "There is no question the media represented it as so much worse than it actually was."
That's Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News and, briefly, NBC anchor, on the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.
Yup, that's what she said. (Kelly made the comments on her podcast -- in an interview with a comedian named Chrissie Mayr: "I was there and anybody who was there on the 6th is, like, blown away by how, like, inaccurate the media coverage is," Mayr claimed on the podcast.)
1. More than 500 people have been charged for their roles in the Capitol riot. 2. A total of 140 police officers were injured trying to deal with the insurrectionists. 3. Five people died in the riot.
What Kelly is doing -- whether intentionally or not -- is playing a part in the attempted reshaping of what actually happened that day.
(Sidebar: Senate Republicans' opposition to the creation of an independent commission to investigate the causes and effects of January 6 seems all the more shortsighted and overtly political in hindsight.)
Forgetting what happened or, worse, lying about what happened is a surefire recipe for it to happen again. And I don't know about you, but I am good with just the one assault on democracy during my lifetime.
-- Chris QUOTE OF THE DAY "Actually, it's quite an honor. Old Crow is Henry Clay's favorite bourbon." -- Sen. Mitch McConnell responded to former President Trump, who called the Senate minority leader from Kentucky an "Old Crow" while criticizing another senator over an endorsement. An idol of McConnell's, Henry Clay represented Kentucky in the House and Senate in the 1800s. WEDNESDAY'S TOP TWEETS  1. Say it with me: Vaccines save lives 2. Covid-19 cases are rising ... again 3. Olivia Rodrigo + White House = Not Sour 4. Saquon goes Bitcoin 6. Christmas in July!! (for Chris at least) 7. RIP, Fleets 
CHRIS' GOOD READS  We've spent the last 16 months focused on the physical impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. And rightly so, given that Covid-19 has taken the lives of more than 600,000 Americans. But I believe the story of the next 16 months (and beyond) will be the mental health impacts of the virus and the subsequent shutdowns. This Washington Post story, which details the surge of drug overdoses during the pandemic, gets at the challenges to come -- for all of us.
I have been wondering about the ascendance of Tucker Carlson (of all people) as the preeminent voice for White victimhood. WaPo's Michael Kranish sought to get the answer as to why -- and how.
Kevin Roose is one of my favorite reporters at a little publication known as The New York Times. (He covers tech.) His new piece, on the data wars at Facebook, is enlightening -- and scary.
Speaking of my favorites, The Bulwark's Jonathan V. Last notes that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting ready to run for president in 2024 by literally copying all of Trump's moves.
I loved this Politico piece by Joshua Zeitz on what two 60-plus-year-old books have to teach us about our current moment in politics.
No one does personal finance like the Wall Street Journal. This story on five ways you are paying more for food -- without even realizing it -- is terrific. How throwing a baseball explains the Virgin Galactic flight over the weekend, via Popular Science.
MUSICAL INTERLUDE Ben Gibbard (aka Death Cab for Cutie) collaborates with pretty much everyone. (Chris still loves the Postal Service album -- Gibbard, Jenny Lewis and Jimmy Tamborello -- "Give Up.") His latest collab is with Tycho (aka Scott Hansen) and is called "Only Love." CANNABIS' LONG ROAD IN THE SENATE  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is bullish about his new proposal to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level.
But there's a long way to go between today's draft legislation introduction and anything being signed into law.
After all, this proposal is just a draft. Schumer said himself that "this is going to be a process" and indicated that the proposal will now be circulated among lawmakers with the hopes of garnering more support, report CNN's Ryan Nobles and Clare Foran.
And then there's the question of how many Senate votes the plan would need. Most legislation in the Senate would also require the votes of at least 10 Republicans to pass, on top of 50 Democrats, given the current 50-50 partisan split of the chamber. Schumer said he is not considering adding the legislation to the current budget reconciliation package, which would allow the proposal to be passed with only 51 votes.
And then there's the House ... and then the President. President Joe Biden also publicly supports decriminalizing marijuana but has not endorsed the Schumer plan. When asked about outreach to the White House, Schumer said, "The White House knows we are introducing this legislation. We intend to show them the draft legislation and ask them to support it." ONE #FREEBRITNEY PROTEST  Fans of pop star Britney Spears protested her conservatorship on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Wednesday, ahead of a court hearing in Los Angeles where a judge considered the singer's request for new counsel. You are receiving this message because you subscribed to CNN's The Point with Chris Cillizza newsletter. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get The Point in your inbox.
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