Speaker Kevin McCarthy managed to outdo himself by criticizing some Home Democrats for his or her feedback on Israel after which in his subsequent breath, defending having RFK Jr. and his anti-semitism testify.
Video of McCarthy:
Seconds after condemning purported Democratic anti-semitism, Kevin McCarthy defends Home Republicans inviting RFK Jr to testify earlier than Congress regardless of his anti-semitic remarks as a result of “I do not assume censoring any person is definitely the reply right here” pic.twitter.com/yx5DscxSy8
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 17, 2023
McCarthy stated, “Do they assume Israel is an evil state? In the event that they assume in another way, they need to take motion in opposition to their very own for the feedback coming from the management inside their very own Democratic Get together, and that’s mistaken. Your query about RFK. I disagree with every part he stated. The listening to that we’ve got this week is about censorship. I don’t assume censoring any person is definitely the reply right here. I believe if you happen to’re going to have a look at censorship in America, you’re first motion to censor him, it in all probability performs into the issue that we’ve got.”
Kevin McCarthy Thinks DenyIng Anti-Semitic Views A Congressional Platform Is Censorship
A Home Democrat sharing an opinion about Israel is anti-Semitic, however McCarthy can be arguing that it might be censorship to disclaim RFK Jr. and his anti-Semetic views the platform of congressional testimony. The one purpose why RFK Jr. has been invited to testify is as a result of Home Republicans try to spice up his Democratic major marketing campaign in opposition to Joe Biden.
RFK Jr. just isn’t going to run near Biden. He’s not going to trigger any chaos within the Democratic major.
McCarthy has proven himself to be an skilled at twisting himself right into a pretzel to justify warped views.
Kevin McCarthy has no actual energy over the Home Republican majority. He’s an empty go well with working for Jim Jordan, Majorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and different Home GOP radicals.
The RFK Jr. testimony is a catastrophe ready to occur for Home Republicans, and Kevin McCarthy has no real interest in stopping it.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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