U.S. Senator Katie Britt was interviewed by fellow Alabamian and CNN anchor, Kaitlan Collins, at the Republican National Convention Monday evening. Britt told Collins that the media’s inflammatory reporting divides Americans rather than uniting them.

“To be honest, I really wish the media would do a little bit better job of covering when we do work together because there are a number of things where we have pieces of legislation, like Senator Laphonza Butler and I working on the NIH Improve Act or working on mental health with Amy Klobuchar,” Britt told Collins. “So there are things that we do together that really do bring unity. But typically speaking, the only things that get covered are more kind of sort of hot-button issues or sound bites or divisive rhetoric.”

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“So I think unity is out there.” Britt said that she believes both Republicans and Democrats ultimately “share a common goal.”

“Despite who we are, we have a duty to the people we serve to get in a room and try to figure out a path forward.”

“So I think we’ll continue to fight for our values and fight for our people, but try to do it in a way where we like people to realize that you don’t have to agree with someone to show them respect.”

.@SenKatieBritt: The media should do a better job of covering Americans working together.

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“And treating our colleagues with dignity and respect should be absolutely what we do each and every day.”

Britt was also a scheduled speaker at the event, addressing thousands of voters in attendance.

“The American people won’t have the wool pulled over our eyes,” she said in her remarks. “We see how Biden and Harris keep making things worse and we know the current president is not capable of turning things around.”

Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten