Biden's relationship with top House Republican is frosty

[brooklynite]

The Hill

President Biden will sit down with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday for the first time since taking office, marking an opportunity for progress in what has been a frosty relationship so far.

McCarthy’s refusal to recognize Biden as president-elect in the weeks that followed the 2020 election, his vote to reject the certification of electoral results declaring Biden the winner of certain states, and his unwillingness to distance himself from former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots have put an early strain on any potential collaboration between the House GOP leader and the president.

Biden has a long relationship with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, brokering deals with the Senate Republican leader when Biden served as former President Barack Obama’s vice president. He’s continued to talk with McConnell since becoming president, and the two are known to have a cordial relationship.

But there appears to be little relationship between Biden and McCarthy, the most powerful Republican in the lower chamber of Congress.

[pwb]

1. Follower McCarthy I call him.

He is no leader.

[Lovie777]

2. Oh WOW . . ..

Sherlock The Hill

[Champp]

3. a bigly republican Q quacker slithers to the White House

to squirm and shirk and squirt bullshit.

If I was Biden, I would serve McQuarthy a big fat cup of SHUT YOUR LYING PUSHOLE

[spanone]

4. hard to have a 'relationship' with a lying asshole.

[zuul]

5. If McCarthy is sitting down with President Biden on Wednesday in the White House

that's a pretty strong indication that he believes that Biden is indeed the president.

I guess he has to keep touting the election lie to keep in the Other Guy's good graces.