House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) connected Wednesday refused to rebuke recently elected Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) aft it emerged the second had fabricated aggregate details astir his inheritance to triumph election, and is present the taxable of an probe into his run contributions.
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explained why.
It’s arsenic elemental arsenic McCarthy desperately needing Santos’ ballot to walk bills connected the House floor, said O’Donnell.
Not that immoderate of the “reckless legislation” passed by the GOP’s razor-thin bulk volition really extremity up arsenic law, the “Last Word” big noted.
McCarthy, successful swerving a condemnation of Santos, said “the voters made the determination and (Santos) has a close to serve.”
“If determination is thing that rises to the juncture that helium did thing wrong, past we’ll woody with that astatine that time,” the talker added.
McCarthy is present a “circus master” of House Republicans who person “no interest” oregon capableness to govern, said O’Donnell.
The “GOP is present the Santos party,” helium added of the first-term congressman, who earlier Wednesday faced calls to resign from authorities and section GOP leaders.
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