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turbinetree

(24,703 posts) Tue Jan 7, 2020, 12:38 PM Jan 2020

GOP leader suggests Trump had to strike Iran because of impeachment

By Dan Desai Martin -January 7, 2020 11:13 AM

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy claimed impeachment was somehow to blame for Trump's escalation with Iran.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy went on Fox News Tuesday morning and seemed to suggest Donald Trump ordered the strike killing Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani because the House Intelligence Committee focused on impeachment instead of Iran.

On Monday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), chair of the Intelligence Committee, called Trump's decision "provocative," criticized Trump's threat to destroy Iranian cultural sites, and described Trump's behavior as "the acts of a President with no functional national security process."

Asked by Fox host Pete Hegseth to respond, McCarthy blamed Schiff for Iranian-backed attacks against U.S. troops.

"You know what? He's the chairman of the Intel Committee," McCarthy said about Schiff. "Maybe had he spent the last year working on that — trying to protect us from what was happening in Iran, from the bombing of the tankers, Saudi Arabia, taking down our drones. Instead of taking that committee and making an impeachment, he would never have made that comment."

https://americanindependent.com/kevin-mccarthy-iran-donald-trump-impeachment-adam-schiff-fox-news-qassem-soleimani/

And this asshole is collecting a check from the taxpayers and trying to blame the democratic members for this Iran shit sandwich.................................narcissistic malignant psychopaths every last one them republicans................

Hey Russian troll McCarthy, what the fuck did you "guy's" do in the previous two years when you had power to check this malignant pathological liar............you fucking passed a tax code that fucked people over while this idiot was running around in the white house committing treason right out in the open.....................so go fuck yourself and your enabling treasonous party.................this is going to laid at your republican feet............................

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GOP leader suggests Trump had to strike Iran because of impeachment (Original Post) turbinetree Jan 2020 OP

Kevin McCarthy is a vapid and stupid man. madaboutharry Jan 2020 #1

Leave it to Kevin "Joe without the brains" McCarthy to have a Kinsley gaffe sandensea Jan 2020 #2

THis is exactly how he blew it 2naSalit Jan 2020 #3

It is a Russian talking point . . . Iliyah Jan 2020 #4

He does know he's admitting to a "wag the dog," right? RockRaven Jan 2020 #5

+1 Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #8

Oh, *this* GOP leader? Lev's lawyer has a question for him: Leghorn21 Jan 2020 #6

Good find! A picture is worth a thousand words. nt crickets Jan 2020 #11

So vapid, his name is Steve. WhiteTara Jan 2020 #7

McCarthy is the cream that has floated to the top of the Republican milk pail. Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #9

We all know that was the true reason. Even more reason to get trump out of office rockfordfile Jan 2020 #10

Good, old Kevin. The dumbest man in Congress. Even dumber than Gohmert. Vinca Jan 2020 #12

Okay, Kevin; let's suppose for a moment you're right (you aren't) gratuitous Jan 2020 #13

McCarthy took money from Rudy Gs Russian born homies uponit7771 Jan 2020 #14

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)

1. Kevin McCarthy is a vapid and stupid man.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 12:41 PM

Jan 2020

He always looks like he got lost in the middle of someone else’s sentence.

sandensea

(21,642 posts)

2. Leave it to Kevin "Joe without the brains" McCarthy to have a Kinsley gaffe

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 12:41 PM

Jan 2020

Thank you, congressman!

2naSalit

(86,664 posts)

3. THis is exactly how he blew it

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 12:48 PM

Jan 2020

for Speakership a few years back when he revealed what the Benghazi hearings were all about, to screw HRC. Fucking idiot, and they made him a leader. He's not well versed in the delivery of doublespeak, at least he's so obvious we can ridicule him.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

4. It is a Russian talking point . . .

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 12:50 PM

Jan 2020

Actually most everything the Republicans say are Russian talking points . .

Republicans are bought and paid for.

RockRaven

(14,976 posts)

5. He does know he's admitting to a "wag the dog," right?

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 12:55 PM

Jan 2020

His long-winded (and nonsensical to the point of being entirely dishonest) explanation doesn't make it into headlines, just "he had to do it b/c impeachment" which is a really, really, really dumb thing for the House Minority Leader to say.

The only saving grace he has is the immorality and/or ignorance of GOP voters who won't care.

Baitball Blogger

(46,745 posts)

8. +1

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 01:06 PM

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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

6. Oh, *this* GOP leader? Lev's lawyer has a question for him:

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 12:56 PM

Jan 2020

Hey, @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy. Time to call the witnesses, correct?

Link to tweet

crickets

(25,981 posts)

11. Good find! A picture is worth a thousand words. nt

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 05:30 PM

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WhiteTara

(29,719 posts)

7. So vapid, his name is Steve.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 12:57 PM

Jan 2020

Midnight Writer

(21,770 posts)

9. McCarthy is the cream that has floated to the top of the Republican milk pail.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 02:37 PM

Jan 2020

Think about it. This is the guy the Republicans voted for to be their Number One Representative.

I wouldn't hire this guy to mow my lawn. I'd be afraid I would find his fingers and toes littering my yard.

rockfordfile

(8,704 posts)

10. We all know that was the true reason. Even more reason to get trump out of office

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 04:09 PM

Jan 2020

Vinca

(50,285 posts)

12. Good, old Kevin. The dumbest man in Congress. Even dumber than Gohmert.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 05:38 PM

Jan 2020

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

13. Okay, Kevin; let's suppose for a moment you're right (you aren't)

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 07:21 PM

Jan 2020

What would your reaction have been if Chairman Schiff had been routinely making security proposals about the goings-on in Iran and Saudi Arabia for the last year? I'm sure you and Trump would have calmly accepted Schiff's suggestions, implemented the ones that seemed good to you, and never breathed a hint of a nuance of resentment that you or Trump thought Schiff was meddling in stuff that was none of his business.

And that warm liquid running down your leg is rain.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

14. McCarthy took money from Rudy Gs Russian born homies

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 07:26 PM

Jan 2020

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