Four years ago, Kevin McCarthy set a standard by ostracizing Steve King from Republican politics. The new speaker could approach George Santos’ scandal the same way — but there's a reason he doesn't want to. (via MaddowBlog)
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan appeared on CNN yesterday and also addressed the controversy. “It’s a fraudulent candidacy,” he
“The voters of his district have elected him,” McCarthy told reporters. “He is seated. He is part of the Republican conference.”yesterday, pointing to the voters in New York’s 3rd Congressional District doesn’t quite work: They elected Santos because they were lied to. That’s why so many Republicans have called for him to resign: The power should be in voters’ hands, and they’re the ones who were deceived.
It’s an interesting observation. Exactly four years ago this week, following a lengthy list of racist incidents, GOP leaders
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