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Not Heidi

(1,282 posts) Sat Dec 17, 2022, 03:55 AM Dec 2022

Did you know that Kevin McCarthy can't speak English?

Read Dana Milbank's column

12/16/22

Is Kevin McCarthy okay?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/16/kevin-mccarthy-republican-party-leadership-speaker/

"If he does succeed in his speakership quest (which is likely, if only for the lack of an alternative), he will earn the distinction of being the first speaker in U.S. history not to speak fluent English."

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Did you know that Kevin McCarthy can't speak English? (Original Post) Not Heidi Dec 2022 OP

We went through this before when Boehner stepped down as speaker. House of Roberts Dec 2022 #1

House of Roberts

(5,162 posts)

1. We went through this before when Boehner stepped down as speaker.

Reply to Not Heidi (Original post)

Sat Dec 17, 2022, 07:00 AM

Dec 2022

The Rs considered McCarthy then, but too much video surfaced of him flubbing his speeches, so they turned to Paul Ryan, who didn't want the job, but took it reluctantly.

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