JUST IN: Kevin McCarthy Reacts After Russia Arrests Wall Street Journal Reporter

At a press briefing on Thursday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke about the Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia.

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[Stuff_And_Things]

If McCarthy thinks these things are good ideas why does he only mention them in front of reporters? Why hasn't he put forward any bills to solve these problems if he thinks he has the answers? Where is his spending bill? Where is his energy bill?
What the hell is he actually doing other than spewing talking points?

[commodoor]

Can McCarthy explain why in 2022, while we've had this manufactured oil shortage, the USA exported 6 million barrels of oil per day? Why is it that the reason oil companies say we have shortage is not due to crude oil mined, but how much is refined, yet the oil industry continues to close down refineries? Something isn't adding up with the oil companies, yet both Republican and Democratic politicians continue to run cover for oil companies.

[Alabamasuraju]

AMERICA 🇺🇸 IS LOSING RESPECT IN THE WORLD BECAUSE OF THESE RUTHLESS POLITICIANS IN OUR NATION

[jimmystar]

By talking and acting like a group of gangsters and expecting others to obey, and that's what they're good at.

[griffindolan]

He took that question and just made it about whatever the fuck he wanted to talk about.

[ivedigga]

He can’t resist blaming someone else for something he start and supported

[jamesricker]

Just remember, the Wall Street Journal is owned by Rupert Murdoch.

[eliassalcedo]

Kevin McCarthy can't fix Bakersfield, wants to run world affairs 😂

[antilegacy]

I love how they always come out and spout "With a little bipartisan support" when they never offer it.

[ferdburful]

Would someone please explain to Kevin what bipartisan means.

[trebor]

Kev is a weasel but Scalise standing behind Kev to his right is a bigger putz.

[HI_]

Well I’m watching an American politician blame an American president for Russia lol when his guy was literally endorsed by Putin

[annita]

Yeah and we arrested a reporter in east Palestine too...can't report on targeted chemical disaster here in america

[davidheiblim]

I’d love to see the fact check on these claims.

[pamelafryer]

Meantime, not one word about the dead in TN. He is on a very short lease and it is embarrassing that he, alone, caused the speakership to have zero power

[nole]

I knew he’d turn it to domestic politics.

[ChrisP.Bacon]

I would argue it looks a lot more like 1914 than 1936.

[danielwilson]

Wait. His lips are moving so he must be lying!!!

TRE45ON!!!!

[LiberalinOregon]

Trump’s an authoritarian too, Kevin you seem to have forgotten your “savior “!

[jeffmeyers]

I would not step one foot in Russia for a million dollars.