Kevin McCarthy doesn’t seem as enthralled with the prospect of impeaching President Biden quite as much as Republican voters might be.
The House Minority Leader, in an interview with Punchbowl News, was already admitting that should the GOP win back congressional control in the 2022 midterms, they will not impeach President Biden.
“I think the country doesn’t like impeachment used for political purposes at all,” said McCarthy. “If anyone ever rises to that occasion, you have to, but I think the country wants to heal and … start to see the system that actually works.”
Later, when asked if anyone in the current administration has risen to the level of impeachment, the California Republican responded, “I don’t see it before me right now.”
NEW in @PunchbowlNews AM — MCCARTHY on investigations if House Rs take the majority.
TOP LINE: @GOPLeader is quite bearish on impeachment.
Check out what he told us pic.twitter.com/jboHv9NPoX
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 19, 2022
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Kevin Flakin’: We’re Better Than the Democrats
Kevin McCarthy went on to hint that he plans to hold a Republican majority to a higher standard than that displayed by Democrats during the Trump era.
And they absolutely deserve no such favor.
“You watch what the Democrats did – they all came out and said they would impeach before Trump was ever sworn in,” he said. “There wasn’t a purpose for it.”
I generally reject the doomer strategy of voting Dem and getting the collapse over with, but things like this make me consider it. If we’re gonna do the “that’s not who we are” thing again and do NOTHING to reverse the growth of the monster, then I’m done. https://t.co/s4BVOlA0P1
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) October 20, 2022
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Somebody with an actual spine would conclude that this means it’s time to play by the rules already put forth. But then, McCarthy doesn’t come off as such.
This perpetual cycle of ‘we’re above that kind of thing’ while watching Democrats treat Republican president after Republican president as the next coming of Hitler needs to end.
Does he truly think that if Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis wins the presidency in 2024 that Democrats won’t pursue impeachment to the ends of the Earth, with little to no ‘purpose’?
This why we lose, get rid of them all. Literally 0 value https://t.co/wu5DExV4BU
— ULTRA MAGA (@JoeShmo32152716) October 19, 2022
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Afraid of the ‘I’ Word
MAGA Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL), in an interview in recent weeks, claimed there are Republican lawmakers already voicing opposition to impeaching President Biden.
“There are current members of the Republican majority, people who will be in the next Congress, who are arguing very, very fervently that they will oppose the use of the ‘I’ word, impeachment, in any context for any official in the Biden administration,” Gaetz reported.
“And I believe that would totally misunderstand the mandate that the American people are giving us.”
Gaetz says if Republicans don’t immediately begin impeachment of Biden and Cabinet officials if they get the majority “our voters will feel betrayed” heading into 2024, “and that’s why it should be investigations first, and policy as a far, far diminished priority.” pic.twitter.com/vCdKGvxnLN
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) September 26, 2022
A Rasmussen Reports survey last month indicates that 52% of American voters overall support the impeachment of Joe Biden.
That includes an overwhelming number of Republican voters and even half of Independents. Meaning the only group who opposes impeachment are the Democrats.
Democrats and elected Republicans, it seems.
Does McCarthy believe he works for them?
Even then, Rasmussen Reports indicates a third of Democrat voters believe President Biden should be impeached.
Majority Believe It’s Time to Impeach Biden https://t.co/miDTqenXvR
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) September 11, 2022
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), unlike McCarthy, understands that the Democrats are the ones who opened Pandora’s Box when it comes to the ‘I’ word.
“Whether it’s justified or not, the Democrats weaponized impeachment. They used it for partisan purposes to go after Trump because they disagreed with him,” Cruz said.
That’s the bar now, Chief.
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He is a swarmy traitor coward. He and his fellow elitist power hungry pukes need to be removed from office and power.
Not just impeached, but incarcerated.
ENOUGH ALREADY! If it’s not crybaby Boehner, it’s his replacement, Eddie Munster, who merely (and joyfully) held the gavel for Piglosi. Then comes McCarthy, who is as useless as a slug in a tree. And add McTurtle to that as well. WE DEMAND A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP to REAL conservatives…those who will enforce the law FAITHFULLY, unlike the crap the demcomms have been pulling for years now! There are a lot of demcomms who have committed REAL CRIMES and have never had to answer for them. Yet, Trump supporters, who have done NOTHING wrong, get tossed in prison. ENOUGH ALREADY! McCarthy, STEP DOWN. McTurtle, STEP DOWN.
Biden deserves to be removed from office but it won’t be done with a Senate basically divided. So, why bother with the waste of impeachment.
No Confidence in Kevin or any rino leadership. In this case the past equals the future. Time for new blood. We want patriots.
Impeachment would be a waste of time and accomplish little, other than to make Republicans look bad. Let’s spend our time sending legislation to Lame Duck Biden that would cure some problems and make him look dumb (dumber than usual?) if he refuses to sign it.
now, impeaching some of his incompetent cronies might actually help point out the Crap we’ve become accustomed to, i think we all have some favorites there
Biden deserves impeaachment if anyone does. He is trying to destroy this country with all his executive orders, spending tax payer monies overseas even though America has the highest inflation ever in the last 40 years. Get rid of that man or at least tie his hands where he can’t do any more damage to this country.
Mcarthy is a rino. He should be removed immediatley
the whole administration needs to go & the rinos. McCarthy stabbed Trump in the back many times just like McConnell & Graham
McCarthy better NOT be house speaker if Republicans take back the house. He is a RINO and should be removed from office!
If you can’t see any reason to impeach Brandon, you have no business being Speaker.
The entire Biden administration should be impeached. Get rid of McCarthy and elect Donald Trump as speaker.
Speaker doesn’t even have to be a member of congress. What if Trump is elected speaker? So Biden can be impeached, Harris impeached and Trump becomes president. Trouble with RINOs is they are spineless jellyfish serving the swamp from the aisle. Plenty of grounds for impeachment. Marxists have no problem calling for impeachment at the slightest whiff of an offense, yet this speaker would stay his hand? It appears McCarthy has been privately purchased and will not act in the Republican party’s interest. I suggest new leadership is needed.
NO CONFIDENCE NO TRUST NO FAITH
In kevin or GOP rino leadership. ZERO!
MTG for speaker. Replace rino leaders with Patriots
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO…No more eunuch Republican speakers like the disaster Paul Ryan…we need to impeach and then hang the mental retard Biden. Now we need to replace McCarthy as speaker…he is just another swamp disaster. NO more Mr. Nice guy.
If there are any “real reason for impeachment” Biden has done them. He has never protected the US at the Southern border from an invasion! C’mon man that’s his Job. If the Republicans have the guts to impeach it would not be for a politicizing reason like the Democrats did with Trump. It would be for reasons as stated in the Constitution. On the other hand, Harris would be worse if there is such a thing as getting worse!
What else would you expect? Filthy Koch-sucking Rove Republican swill gonna suck Koch. Same now as it ever was. THAT is why it is called the Uniparty!
Then McCarthy can be replaced with a Speaker that wants to do the job we send them there for.
If the GOP takes the House and Senate the biggest mistake they could make would be to make Kevin McCarthy speaker of the house. He is a RINO of the highest order. Josh Hawley, Jim Jordan Matt Getz or Mike Lee. Ted Cruz would be an excellent choice. McCarthy is a Paul Ryan 2.0
Biden deserves impeachment, But then we get Harris who also needs impeachment. The problem is not the House it will be the Senate will Democrats vote to impeach? If the votes are not there in the Senate impeachment is nothing more than a show of displeasure that wastes a lot of valuable time.
Agreed. We Republicans have to be the adults in the room and actually show America what working across the aisle looks like and try to fix problems, not waste time with impeachment.
We need to let the so-called leaders of gop know, that if they do this, kiss 2024 goodbye 👋. I refuse to back spineless cowards anymore. I’m done.
What’s wrong with this RINO? Last told Biden had committed a minimum of 17 impeachable offences ( The Border , spending money without Congresses approval, etc ). None of those are for. ” Political Purposes “He’s weak on Biden just like he was with Hilary and Obama
i think we’ve learned that Impeaching a President just because you have a House majority does nothing except let you stupidly say “He was IMPEACHED”. Let’s show the Country that we’re more interested in getting us moving in a better direction than just making political statements
MTG for SPEAKER.
We want new Patriot leaders! Enough of enabling bad behavior. There needs to be consequences for bad and unlawful behavior. Treason should not get a free pass.
How do we get this idiot out of the leaders role? This is just unbelievable. He thinks we want to continue on like before? NEVER. Get McScumbag OUTTA here.