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Kevin McCarthy whining about that mean girl Nancy! (Original Post) madaboutharry Dec 2019 OP
"There's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump," Kevin McCarthy Botany Dec 2019 #1
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Dec 2019 #3
Both Paul Ryan and McCarthy tried to get out from under this comment Botany Dec 2019 #5
There might be at least 4 now TheRealNorth Dec 2019 #4
They're so jelly Baked Potato Dec 2019 #2

Botany

(70,491 posts)
1. "There's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump," Kevin McCarthy
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 01:01 PM
Dec 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/opinion/maria-butina-trump-rohrabacher-russia.html

“There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” Kevin McCarthy, the second-ranking House Republican, told his colleagues during the meeting. Some of those colleagues then laughed, and McCarthy added: “Swear to God.”

malaise

(268,935 posts)
3. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 01:31 PM
Dec 2019

Was about to post the WP version of this

Has anyone from M$Greedia ever asked Kevin to explain his words?

Botany

(70,491 posts)
5. Both Paul Ryan and McCarthy tried to get out from under this comment
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 01:57 PM
Dec 2019

1st We never said that

retort: they have transcripts

2nd The transcripts go it wrong

retort The Washington Post has it on tape

3rd We (McCarthy & Ryan) were just making a joke

And after that it has been radio silence when asked about it they or their spokespeople say,
"We already have addressed that issue."

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