McCarthy: Vote to remove Rep. Omar from committee 'not tit for tat'

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., spoke to reporters following a vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the Foreign Affairs Committee, and defended the resolution as not being "tit for tat" after Democrats had previously voted to remove Republicans from committees.


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McCarthy: Vote to remove Rep. Omar from committee 'not tit for tat'

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[icecold]

McCarthy on Omar - "she was removed for the comments she made..."
McCarthy on Santos - "it's not for me to decide, the people elected him to serve."

[DonCarter]

Well, that's a lie. It's exactly what he promised they would do and what he promised MTG.

[Alma]

Sorry! I even can’t stand listening to what this man is talking about!

[YoBen]

Meanwhile MTG just going nuts and speaking nonsense.

[bulkvanderhuge]

So, when McCarthy says "It's not tit for tat" it's ACTUALLY about "Tit for tat". That's typical par for the course for Republicans.

[karenjohnson]

She should not be a Representative of America.

[justinstephenson]

Kevin "every single member of Congress has a responsibility to how they carry themselves..." But Kevin also believes that it is OK, because he has given Committee assignments, to GOP members to threaten violence against Dem members.

If that is not hypocrisy then clearly the dictionary has got the definition wrong

[lunarwuffy]

The only problem with your denial is that months ago when it was Republicans being removed from their committee positions, you used the threat that you'd do the same back if you ever got control of the House. You can lie to your supporters and not have them call you out for it, but don't think you can do the same with everyone else Cave-in.

[englewashington]

With all the ignorant ideas Marjorie Taylor Greene has shared openly

[brucewilliams]

Code of conduct, how about no committee for people who were active in an insurrection.

[leewilliams]

Glad she’s gone from foreign affairs. Never ever should have been on the committee.

[stephendiamond]

This is the way a professional speaker speaks, clearly unmistakable, unambiguous, concise to the point, fair objectives that makes sense for both parties to come to a amicable non-tit for tat resolution. This is how you get things done by speaking in sentences that makes sense and when you compare big Mac Kevin McCarthy to crazy, Nancy Pelosi, there is no comparison. He is not insulting he is not disrespectful. He speaks in truisms.
And he does not look to incite, but to restore harmony. Looking to build bridges not burn bridges. Democrats take notice.

[CR-xumw]

Who are they replacing her with? Someone who had an active role in trying to overthrow government?

[demsrtraitors]

She's not fit to be in this country but that can be said for most dems at this point

[davesflix]

If Republicans say it's not tit for tat, then it's tit for tat.

[jamesfischbeck]

Good it’s about time to clean it up clean it up Congress

[yourakunt]

good! get her and her whole squad fully out of Congress. they are bipolar pro victims.

[stephenpodeschi]

It is sort of tit 4 tat even if Kevin said they were going to do it before the mid terms....

[jackhook]

She should be removed from congress period facts. They should not let anyone who wasn’t born in America serve in congress just like they are not supposed to let them serve as president. But they already went around that to.

[brando]

It is only a code of conduct when it suits your purposes, liverless Ken.