Kevin McCarthy gives green light to conservatives' push to overturn Biden's win

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CNN

By Manu Raju, CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent 1 hr ago

The top House Republican has quietly blessed an effort by conservative lawmakers to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory when a joint session of Congress meets later this week, even as other top congressional Republicans are raising alarms that the push could cause lasting damage to a pillar of democracy.

The conservatives said on Sunday that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been supportive of their plans, a stark contrast from the position of many prominent Republicans — including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and the former House speaker, Paul Ryan -- who have publicly and privately raised major concerns about an effort that is doomed to fail but is bound to sow distrust over the sanctity of US elections.

The internecine fight, which will play out on Wednesday when a joint session of Congress meets to affirm Biden's Electoral College win, has turned into a loyalty test of sorts to President Donald Trump who has launched an unprecedented campaign to subvert the will of voters by making unsubstantiated claims of a rigged election that have been rejected by courts across the country.

McCarthy, who has yet to acknowledge Biden's victory and has said little publicly about the challenge, has joined two GOP conference calls in recent days during which the January 6 battle has been a subject of debate, including one on Saturday night and another on New Year's Day.

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[OrlandoDem2]

1. Democrats need to stir the pot and make this internecine war one for the ages.

Maybe it will cause the destruction of the GOP.

[Thekaspervote]

2. That's some leadership skills ya goin for yourself ...cowardice, lying, grandstanding

[rsdsharp]

4. And yet he's on tape (five years ago) saying he thinks

Putin pays Trump.

[ffr]

5. You need not look any further than the siditionists to know who all is involved.

They sold their souls and what they are going to be found guilty of, is probably going to make T----'s criminality on a phone call look like child's play.

[Bayard]

6. Internecine

Thank you for expanding my vocabulary.

[oasis]

7. McCarthy's support of this coup attempt will come back to bite him.

[sfstaxprep]

9. You Confuse This For A Country Where Those In Power Face Consequences

I'll believe in repercussions when they actually start to happen.

Until then, it's more likely his poll #'s will go up.

[Delphinus]

11. Unfortunately,

I have to agree. Everyone of these traitors should be backing away due to what was released yesterday and yet they are not.

[yuiyoshida]

8. AND TRAITORS GO TO PRISON

Republican assholes!

[Lonestarblue]

10. Honest people should no longer belong to this Republican Party.

Claiming to be a Republican now means acceptance and promotion of big lies, breaking election laws, and overthrowing democracy. The media needs to portray the Party for what it is—liars, crooks, and anti-democracy politicians.

[debsy]

12. McCarthy has been working with/for DJT and the Russians since 2016 (whether paid or not)

He has been a traitor to the U.S.A since then, too. The day he recognized that DJT was probably on Russia's payroll and did nothing about it was the day he became said traitor.