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McCarthy turns into snarling jackass over questions about Santos. More of that, please! [1]

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Date: 2023-01-25

“Intel committee,” he snaps, continuing to talk over the reporter. “Is Santos on the Intel committee? Am I allowing Schiff to be on other committees?” Then look at the “aren’t I clever” smirk on his face as he finally allows the reporter to continue. “Go right ahead,” he smarms.

She attempts to continue to ask about the double standard of Santos getting committee assignments. “You have said that lying to us (the press) is something that means he [Schiff] should be removed from the Intelligence Committee. Why is it not a factor … “ and McCarthy jumps in. The reporter continues “ … this is a man who should not be on committees, something you do have power over.”

“He’s got elected by his district,” McCarthy starts (which last time anyone checked, so did Schiff and Swalwell), and the reporter interrupts. “That’s not the answer to my question. Why is lying …” and then McCarthy really goes off, speaking over her and not allowing her to finish.

“Let me be very clear and respectful to you. You asked me a question. When I answer it, it’s the answer to your question. You don’t get to determine whether I answer your question or not, okay? In all respect.”

Read, there was no respect. The rest of the clip is McCarthy continuing to push the completely debunked lies about the threat Schiff and Swalwell pose to national security. Meanwhile, he’s put his very good friend from QAnon, insurrectionist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, on the Homeland Security Committee, a point no reporter had the ability to bring up since he frothed at the mouth for the next three minutes, not allowing a question.

This tells us a couple of things. One is that he is definitely sweating the George Santos situation and that is definitely something Democrats and the press need to keep hammering him on. Two, he’s very quickly making the press an enemy, which brings us back to point one: Make him own George Santos.

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