As Twitchy readers know, Republican Kevin McCarthy, recently ousted as the Speaker of the House in favor of Milke Johnson, announced this week that he would be retiring at the end of the year. Many conservatives have had mixed feelings about McCarthy over the years, often earning him the ‘RINO’ moniker, but with a very slim majority in the House, it was not great news for Republicans (even though McCarthy’s district, CA-20, is fairly solidly red and there is a good chance another Republican will be elected there to succeed him).
However, on Thursday, video surfaced from a debate McCarthy participated in at Oxford University in October that had many conservatives shaking their heads in disgust and just sighing, ‘Good riddance’ to McCarthy. Watch:
Kevin McCarthy: “When you look at the Democrats, they actually look like America. When I look at my party, we look like the most restrictive country club in America.” pic.twitter.com/UFJTmTY75c
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) December 7, 2023
Beg your pardon? Democrats look like America and Republicans look like a restrictive country club? WTF? Has McCarthy met Sheldon Whitehouse, by any chance? Odds seem strong…
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