McCarthy blamed Biden for riling up members of the House GOP. “Well, the president was trying to goad the members, and the members are passionate about it,' he said.
American politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday dismissed a question on whether he was trying to quell a number of outbursts from members of his caucus during President Biden’s State of the Union address. “Apparently the White House comms team is delighted at the reaction because it looked like Joe Biden was standing up to the Republicans,” Steve Doocy, a host on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends” said to McCarthy during an appearance by the Speaker on the network. “At one point it looked like you were trying to shush your side of the aisle. What happened?”“Well, the president was trying to goad the members, and the members are passionate about it,” McCarthy said.
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