House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy labeled Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger “Pelosi Republicans” aft they joined the 1/6 Committee.
I asked Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy what helium makes of GOP Reps Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger sitting connected the January 6th Select Committee.
He replied successful 2 words present astatine the WH: “Pelosi Republicans.”
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) July 26, 2021
Kevin McCarthy’s Plan To Undermine The 1/6 Committee Has Blown Up In His Face
Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump cooked up a scheme to undermine the legitimacy of the 1/6 Committee and its findings.
McCarthy and Trump planned to enactment a fewer disruptors connected the committee who would hijack the probe and crook it into a 1/6 probe of Nancy Pelosi. McCarthy and Trump chose 2 Jims, Reps. Jordan and Banks for this task.
Minority Leader McCarthy responded by pulling each of his choices disconnected of the committee truthful that helium could marque the probe look partisan.
Speaker Pelosi was erstwhile again up of McCarthy and responded by adding Republican Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) to the committee portion suggesting that much Republicans person expressed involvement successful joining.
The lone happening that McCarthy accomplished with his stunt was to marque definite that nary of Trump’s loyalists are connected the committee.
Given this context, nary wonderment McCarthy is sulking.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor, who is White House Press Pool, and a Congressional analogous for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree successful Political Science. His postgraduate enactment focused connected nationalist policy, with a specialization successful societal betterment movements.
Awards and Professional Memberships
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association