House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is now facing a mountain of calls to resign from outraged Democrats on Sunday after he made a joke regarding the current House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and what he was going to do if the GOP was able to regain the majority in the House in the 2022 elections.
What exactly did McCarthy say?
It was at a dinner in Nashville, Tennessee that this Tennessee Republican said the words that caused so much controversy among members of the opposing party. First of all, he held up a gavel with the words, “Fire Pelosi” on it, and then he had several interesting words to say: “It will be hard not to hit her with her with it, but I will bang it down,” McCarthy said. Even though McCarthy was only illustrating just how the current members of the GOP feel about Nancy Pelosi, the opposing party did not take it well.
The Reaction
Of course, Democrats voiced outrage over McCarthy’s remarks, and many of these Democrats even demanded that he resign. Moreover, a lot of the outrage from the left even conflated his joke to the U.S. Capitol riots that occurred on January 6th.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said, “America has suffered enough violence around politics. @GOPLeader McCarthy is now a would-be assailant of @SpeakerPelosi. He needs to resign.”
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said, “Dear @GOPLeader McCarthy: Don’t you think America has had enough political violence? You should never be encouraging or threatening or joking about causing violence to anyone, including the Speaker of the House. You need to apologize for your statement, or resign.”
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said, “Language like this led to violence and death at the United States Capitol. @GOPLeader knows his words carry weight. He must apologize immediately.”
Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) said, “After the political violence of January 6th where @SpeakerPelosi was targeted, this behavior is intolerable. Kevin McCarthy must apologize immediately.”
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) said, “What a piece of s***.”
“A threat of violence to someone who was a target of a #January6th assassination attempt from your fellow Trump supporters is irresponsible and disgusting,” Hammill said.
Oh brother, There are so many Democrat bobbleheads that it is disgusting.