House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) drew scorn on Twitter Wednesday night for his dismissive response to President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress.
Biden highlighted his administration’s accomplishments and laid out his goals to transform the American economy in the 65-minute address. He also said he was open to working with Republicans.
But McCarthy, a Donald Trump sycophant, glibly tweeted:
Later on Fox News, McCarthy repeated the now-debunked falsehood that Biden’s climate plan seeks to limit the amount of red meat that Americans can eat.
“It just continues, he wants control of your life,” McCarthy told prime-time personality Sean Hannity. “He’s going to control how much meat you can eat. Can you imagine that?”
Watch the video here:
Critics called out McCarthy for his tweet and the tossing of literal red meat to the GOP base:
