McCarthy Calls GOP Jan. 6 Committee Members ‘Pelosi Republicans’

On Monday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) called Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois), “Pelosi Republicans” for their role on the January 6 Committee. This quote comes after McCarthy pulled all of his Republican picks from the committee because of clashes with Pelosi, who refused to accept two of his five choices.

Despite the controversies, the committee held its first hearing today. McCarthy has continued to take to Twitter to air out his concerns surrounding the committee.

Pelosi’s partisan committee is just a pretense for Democrats to cast political attacks. She proved that when she made the unprecedented decision to reject Republicans that were selected to serve.

Our @HouseGOP news conference starts momentarily: https://t.co/5zXyrK785h

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— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) July 27, 2021

McCarthy attempted to shift attention from the committee hearing by hosting a press conference. Watch the full video below.

What you won’t hear from Pelosi’s sham committee:

Why was the Capitol left so vulnerable that day?
Why wasn't the National Guard here?
Why didn’t we have a better security posture?
What changes are needed to make sure it never happens again? https://t.co/OSGF6PQx3s

— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) July 27, 2021