Trump is the party's leader??? He may run for President in 2024??? Has the GOP lost its mind?
Republican leaders are no longer interested in looking into what happened in the Jan. 6 insurrection, during which our capitol was ransacked by radical right wing groups loyal to President Trump.
The threat to American democracy is becoming very real.
McCarthy is protecting his ass. “The president bears responsibility for Wednesday’s attack on Congress by mob rioters,” McCarthy said Jan. 13. “He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding.”
He has since changed his mind, and there is very little doubt that McCarthy would be subpoenaed by the commission. He doesn't want to anger the boss.
NBC reports, "House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Tuesday voiced opposition to legislation to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
"A day before the House is set to vote on the measure, McCarthy complained about the negotiations, and said he wants the panel to also look into other instances of violence [by BLM and antifa].
"The legislation is the product of a compromise announced Friday by the top Democrat and Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, Reps. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and John Katko, R-N.Y., who
reached a deal on the guidelines for the panel to model it after the 9/11 Commission."
McCarthy does not explain the relationship between protests concerning the deaths of black people at the hands of law enforcement and an insurrection led by our President and the invasion of our capitol.
The Republican whip and No. 2 House Republican, Steve Scalize, is mobilizing House Republicans against the measure. Yesterday, Scalize said that Republicans should vote their conscience.
As usual Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, can't make up his mind. “We are undecided about the way forward at this point,” he told reporters.
One hour ago, McConnell, echoing comments by his GOP counterpart in the House, urged his party's members to oppose such an effort.
The GOP is flaunting our government and our democracy. Per McConnell and McCarthy, a Republican President can inspire an insurrection against our government and that is perfectly okay. After all, the gang members were just tourists.
Welcome to today's Republican Party, so bad Republicans on this forum won't even discuss it.