- Republican rep defends comparing Jan. 6 rioters to 'tourists' - In May, Andrew Clyde compared the Jan. 6 riot to "a normal tourist visit." This week, he was given a chance to walk it back. It didn't go well. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/republican-rep-defends-comparing-jan-6-rioters-tourists-n1275386 59 comments politics