'Big defection against Trump': Senate GOP leader agrees to hang January 6 plaque

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) had agreed to hang a plaque honoring the officers who protected the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Speaking on the Senate floor on Thursday, Tillis joined with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) to obtain unanimous consent to pass a resolution in favor of hanging the plaque after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) refused to display it throughout 2025.

"I also want to thank the Republican leader, Sen. Thune, because he has agreed that we will be able to display this until the final location is in place, and I appreciate his help in doing that," Tillis said in his floor speech.

CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane called the move a "big defection by Senate Republicans against Trump, who spread more lies about January 6th this week through the White House's new web page."