Kevin McCarthy’s Hot Take On Joe Biden’s Speech To Congress Goes Awry

"I hate that this is what Republicans consider 'clever,'" one critic hit back at the House minority leader.
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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:

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