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McCarthy complains that Biden won't stand up for Putin (Original Post) kpete Mar 2022 OP
Sounds like McCarthy is still on Putin's payroll Walleye Mar 2022 #1
+1, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #6
The GZP is taking care of that, Kev. tanyev Mar 2022 #2
Members of his party have openly supported putin and he says nothing. spanone Mar 2022 #3
When will he stand up to shithole . ... Lovie777 Mar 2022 #4
McCarthy, "There's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump," Botany Mar 2022 #5
Kevin McCarthy speaks English like it's his second language LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #7

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5. McCarthy, "There's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,"
Wed Mar 16, 2022, 10:44 AM
Mar 2022

“There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy said, according to Entous, a superb reporter who heard a tape recording of the colloquy. “Swear to God.”

Dana Rohrabacher is a Republican from California with a peculiar amalgam of views: pro-marijuana, dubious about climate change, pro-torture. For this last position, in 2007, Keith Olbermann awarded him his periodic “Worst Person in the World” award, on his old MSNBC show. Like Trump, Rohrabacher has been highly solicitous of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last year, Politico ran an article on Rohrabacher called “Putin’s Favorite Congressman.”

In the Post piece, McCarthy’s remark is met with laughter, and Ryan cautions his colleagues, “This is an off the record . . . No leaks! . . . All right?”

And then, amid more laughter, Ryan says, “This is how we know we’re a real family here.”

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/paul-ryan-keeps-it-family-kevin-mccarthy-russia-trump


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