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Ohio Joe

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Tue Feb 8, 2022, 03:12 PM Feb 2022

WTF... 'legitimate political discourse' refers to people in Florida

Kevin McCarthy defends RNC censure of Cheney and Kinzinger, says 'legitimate political discourse' phrase refers to Republicans who 'were in Florida that day'

The House GOP leader said RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel's comments accusing Kinzinger and Cheney of persecuting "legitimate political discourse" by serving on the House Select Committee probing January was referred to RNC members "who were in Florida" on January 6, 2021 and had been subpoenaed by the committee.

Followed down a hallway by CNN reporter Manu Raju, McCarthy was asked about the controversial phrasing of the resolution, which referred to the January 6 committee as a "Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse."

"Everybody knows, anybody who broke in and caused damage, that was not called for," said McCarthy. "Those people, I've said from the very beginning, should be in jail."

But McCarthy disputed that the language in the resolution refers to the events of the January 6 assault on the Capitol as "legitimate political discourse."

"What they were talking about is the 6 RNC members who [the January 6 committee] has subpoenaed who weren't even here, who were in Florida that day," he said. Asked whether he supported the censure resolution, he declined to respond and continued walking.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kevin-mccarthy-defends-rnc-censure-of-cheney-and-kinzinger-says-legitimate-political-discourse-phrase-refers-to-republicans-who-were-in-florida-that-day/ar-AATCnnA?ocid=msedgntp

Holy fuck, it has got to hurt twisting that hard. Not to mention... The fucking fake electors are still criminals and crime is still not 'legitimate political discourse'.

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WTF... 'legitimate political discourse' refers to people in Florida (Original Post) Ohio Joe Feb 2022 OP
Man that's some spin nykym Feb 2022 #1
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